Irregular Verbs in Present Tense

1. Irregular Verbs:

• Être (to be)

  • Je suis (I am)
  • Tu es (You are)
  • Il/Elle est (He/She is)
  • Nous sommes (We are)
  • Vous êtes (You are)
  • Ils/Elles sont (They are)

• Avoir (to have)

  • J’ai (I have)
  • Tu as (You have)
  • Il/Elle a (He/She has)
  • Nous avons (We have)
  • Vous avez (You have)
  • Ils/Elles ont (They have)

• Aller (to go)

  • Je vais (I go)
  • Tu vas (You go)
  • Il/Elle va (He/She goes)
  • Nous allons (We go)
  • Vous allez (You go)
  • Ils/Elles vont (They go)

• Faire (to do/make)

  • Je fais (I do/make)
  • Tu fais (You do/make)
  • Il/Elle fait (He/She does/makes)
  • Nous faisons (We do/make)
  • Vous faites (You do/make)
  • Ils/Elles font (They do/make)

Key Grammar Points

• Definite Articles: These are words like le, la, les. These words mean "the."
• Indefinite Articles: These are words like un, une, des. These words mean "a" or "some."
• Gender Agreement: Some words have different forms for masculine and feminine. For example: un chat noir (a black cat - male) and une chatte noire (a black cat - female).
• Negative Sentences: To say something is not happening, use "ne...pas." For example: Je ne vais pas (I am not going).
• Questions: You can ask questions by using "est-ce que" or by changing the word order. For instance: Vas-tu? (Are you going?).
• Reflexive Verbs: These verbs show that someone is doing something to themselves. For example, se laver means "to wash oneself."
• Demonstrative Adjectives: These words help point out things. Use ce for masculine, cette for feminine, and ces for plural.
• Simple Future Tense: To say what you will do, use "aller" plus the main verb. For example, Je vais manger means "I am going to eat."
• Pronouns: These are words that replace nouns. There are subject pronouns like je (I) and tu (you), and object pronouns like me (me) and te (you).

Examples

• Combining Forms: Je suis en train de faire mes devoirs. (I am doing my homework.)
• Negative Example: Elle ne veut pas aller au cinéma. (She doesn’t want to go to the cinema.)
• Question Formation: Est-ce que tu as un crayon? (Do you have a pencil?)

Learning these forms and rules will help you talk more easily in French!