Transcript Present Regular Verbsx

Les verbes réguliers
(-er / -ir / -re)
• Verbs describe the action a subject does in a sentence.
•She watches a movie.
•He rides the snowmobile.
•They study together.
• Tenses let you know when the action occurs (timeline)
•She watches a movie.
•He rides the snowmobile.
•They study together.
• If you change the tense, you change the meaning of
the sentence!
•She will watch a movie.
•He rode the snowmobile.
•They would study together.
In English all infinitive verbs have To beforehand:
•To listen
•To eat
•To study
•To drive
•To have
To go
To work
To read
To be
To play
In French all infinitive verbs have one of 3 endings:
•Jouer
(-er)
•Finir
(-ir)
•Attendre (-re)
Infinitive French verbs (usually) translate exactly as
English infinitive verbs:
•Jouer
= to play
•Finir
= to finish
•Attendre = to wait
• He to watch a movie.
• He watches a movie.
All regular –er verbs follow the same “equation”
All regular –ir verbs follow the same “equation”
All regular –re verbs follow the same “equation”
(Je / J’)
(Nous)
e
(Tu)
ons
(Vous)
es
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
e
ez
(Ils/Elles)
ent
Jouer (to play)
(Je / J’)
(Nous)
Je joue
(Tu)
Nous jouons
(Vous)
Tu joues
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
Le chat joue
Vous jouez
(Ils/Elles)
Ils jouent
Jouer (to play)
(Je / J’)
I play
I am playing
(Tu)
You play
You are playing
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
(Nous)
We play
We are playing
(Vous)
You play
You are playing
(Ils/Elles)
The cat plays
They play
The cat is playing They are playing
(Je / J’)
(Nous)
is
(Tu)
issons
(Vous)
is
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
it
issez
(Ils/Elles)
issent
Finir (to finish)
(Je / J’)
(Nous)
Je finis
(Tu)
Nous finissons
(Vous)
Tu finis
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
Le chat finit
Vous finissez
(Ils/Elles)
Ils finissent
Finir (to finish)
(Je / J’)
I finish
I am finishing
(Tu)
(Nous)
We finish
We are finishing
(Vous)
You finish
You are finishing
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
The cat finishes
The cat is finishing
You finish
You are finishing
(Ils/Elles)
They finish
They are finishing
(Je / J’)
(Nous)
s
(Tu)
ons
(Vous)
s
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
ez
(Ils/Elles)
-
ent
Attendre (to wait)
(Je / J’)
J’attends
(Tu)
(Nous)
Nous attendons
(Vous)
Tu attends
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
Le chat attend
Vous attendez
(Ils/Elles)
Ils attendent
Attendre (to wait)
(Je / J’)
I wait
I am waiting
(Tu)
You wait
You are waiting
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
(Nous)
We wait
We are waiting
(Vous)
You wait
You are waiting
(Ils/Elles)
The cat waits
They wait
The cat is waiting They are waiting
-er
-e -ons
-es -ez
-e -ent
-ir
-is -issons
-is -issez
-it -issent
-re
-s -ons
-s -ez
- -ent
• In English you can say/write:
• I am eating a sandwich
• In French, there is no am helping verb.
• Je mange un sandwich.
This is a bit tricky since there is only one word in French
for two words in English!