Transcript Formation of le présent

The present tense of a verb indicates that
something is happening now or that you or
someone else currently does something (even if you
are not doing it right this minute).
For example: I might say that I run, but I am not
doing it right at this moment. (I am showing a
PowerPoint presentation).
Formation of le présent
With all verbs (in most languages) you have to
“conjugate the verb”.
This means that the spelling or arrangement of the
verb must be changed so that the verb works
better in the sentence depending on who is
performing the action of the verb.
Example: verb: to be ►
conjugation : I am…
But that’s not all…you will need to know all of the subject
pronouns to conjugate the verbs…
Subject Pronouns
You need to know the subject pronouns. These
are the words that are used to replace the name
of someone in a sentence. It is the subject
of the sentence who is doing the verb.
je = I
tu = you (inf./sing.)
il/elle = he/she
nous = we
vous = you (pl./form.)
ils/elles = they
Example: Je joue au basket. = I play basketball.
Conjugation of verb
• Step 1 – take off the “er” from the end of the verb
• Step 2 – Add the endings.
EX; verb ► jouer
stem ► jou
Je joue
Tu joues
il/elle joue
nous jouons
vous
jouez
ils/elles jouent
The present tense of a verb indicates that
something is happening now or that you or
someone else currently does something (even if you
are not doing it right this minute).
For example: I might say that I run, but I am not
doing it right at this moment. (I am showing a
PowerPoint presentation).
Formation of le présent
With all verbs (in most languages) you have to
“conjugate the verb”.
This means that the spelling or arrangement of the
verb must be changed so that the verb works
better in the sentence depending on who is
performing the action of the verb.
Example: verb: to be ►
conjugation : I am…
But that’s not all…you will need to know all of the subject
pronouns to conjugate the verbs…
Subject Pronouns
You need to know the subject pronouns. These
are the words that are used to replace the name
of someone in a sentence. It is the subject
of the sentence who is doing the verb.
je = I
tu = you (inf./sing.)
il/elle = he/she
nous = we
vous = you (pl./form.)
ils/elles = they
Example: Je joue au basket. = I play basketball.
Conjugation of verb
• Step 1 – take off the “er” from the end of the verb
• Step 2 – Add the endings.
EX; verb ► jouer
stem ► jou
Je joue
Tu joues
il/elle joue
nous jouons
vous
jouez
ils/elles jouent