Transcript (I) (you)
‘More
Oddballs !’
Revision of ‘re’ verbs
and some odd ‘er’ verbs
in the Present Tense
What is the ‘Present Tense’ ?
In English and in French the present
tense is used to talk about things
which are happening now, at the
present time.
I mow the lawn
Je tonds la pelouse
I sweep the shed
Je balaie la grange.
So what are ‘verbs’ all about ?
Verbs are doing, being or having words.
In their ‘unchanged’ state, they are called
‘VERB INFINITIVES’
To mow
to sell
to sweep
to clean
infinitive
tondre
vendre
balayer
nettoyer
Why do verbs change ?
In English and French, verbs change
from their INFINITIVE when linked to a
PRONOUN.
(I)
je
(you)
tu
(he)
il
(she)
elle
P
R
O
N
O
U
N
nous
(we)
vous
(you)
ils
(they)
elles
(they)
Patterns
Luckily most verb endings in French follow a
regular pattern. The pattern depends on
whether the VERB INFINITIVE ends in:
‘er’ – habiter
aimer
‘ir’ – finir
choisir
‘re’ – vendre
attendre
We have covered
verbs ending in ‘er’
and ‘ir’ in units 1
and 2. Let’s revise
those ending in ‘re’.
‘tondre’ – ‘to mow’
Take off
‘re’, add
je
tonds
(I)
(mow)
tu
tonds
(you)
(mow)
il
tond
(he)
(mows)
elle
tond
(she)
(mows)
ons
nous
tondons
(we)
(mow)
ez
vous
tondez
(you)
(mow)
ent
ils
tondent
(they)
(mow)
ent
elles
tondent
(they)
(mow)
s
s
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Some ‘odd’ ‘er’ verbs – balayer /
nettoyer / envoyer
Verbs ending in ‘…yer’ end in a
slighly different way to
‘normal’ ‘er’ verbs.
Let’s revise how ‘er’ verbs
usually change.
Verb Infinitives ending in ‘er’:
Take off
‘er’, add
e.g. ‘habiter’ – ‘to live’
e
(je) j’
habite
(I)
(live)
es
tu
habites
(you)
(live)
e
il
habite
(he)
(lives)
e
elle
habite
(she)
(lives)
ons
nous
habitons
(we)
(live)
ez
vous
habitez
(you)
(live)
ent
ils
habitent
(they)
(live)
ent
elles
habitent
(they)
(live)
Verb Infinitives ending in ‘yer’:
Take off
‘yer’, add
e.g. ‘balayer’ – ‘to sweep’
ie
je’
balaie
(I)
(sweep)
ies
tu
balaies
(you)
(sweep)
ie
il
balaie
(he)
(sweeps)
ie
elle
balaie
(she)
(sweeps)
yons
nous
balayons
(we)
(sweep)
yez
vous
balayez
(you)
(sweep)
ient
ils
balaient
(they)
(sweep)
ient
elles
balaient
(they)
(sweep)
‘mettre’ – ‘to put’(on)
je
mets
(I)
(put)
tu
mets
(you)
(put)
il
met
(he)
(put)
elle
met
(she)
(put)
nous
mettons
(we)
(put)
vous
mettez
(you)
(put)
ils
mettent
(they)
(put)
elles
mettent
(they)
(put)
Now try these simple exercises:
Change the verb in brackets to its correct form.
1) Nous (tondre) la pelouse.
Nous tondons la pelouse.
2) Vous (mettre) la table.
Vous mettez la table.
3) Je (balayer) la cuisine.
Je balaie la cuisine.
4) Ils (essuyer) la vaisselle.
Ils essuient la vaisselle.
5) Elles (mettre) les livres dans la chambre. Elles mettent les livres dans la chambre.
6) Tu (nettoyer) la cave.
Tu nettoies la cave.
7) (vendre)-tu les tableaux ?
vends-tu les tableaux ?
8) Elles (attendre) leurs parents.
Elles attendent leurs parents.
…easy…
So try these too:
Translate these phrases into French.
1) We mow the lawn
Nous tondons la pelouse..
2) You(pl) sweep the kitchen.
Vous balayez la cuisine. .
3) I clean the bathroom
Je nettoie la salle de bains.
4) They (m) wipe the dishes.
Ils essuient la vaisselle
5) She puts on her blouse
Elle met son chemisier.
6) You (pl) wait for the train
Vous attendez le train
7) Do you (s) sweep the garage?
Balaies – tu le garage ?
8) They (f) put the paintings in the
car.
Elles mettent les tableaux dans la
voiture.
…Well done !!
That’s it for the
oddballs … Next
we look back to
the past!