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Mastering Conjugation of French Verbs: Learning Patterns

Learn how to conjugate French verbs in the present tense by understanding patterns. This guide covers subject pronouns, regular and irregular verbs, and conjugation rules for ER, IR, and RE verb families. Practice with examples provided.

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Mastering Conjugation of French Verbs: Learning Patterns

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  1. CONJUGAISON

  2. Conjugating FRENCH VERBS in PRESENT Learning patterns is a key to mastering the conjugation of French verbs.

  3. Subject PronounsDoesn’t matter if the verb is regular or irregular:The pronouns are always in the same order. • I • You • He, she, one • We • You • Theymasculine & feminine • Je • Tu • Il, elle,on • Nous • Vous • Ils,elles

  4. Regular or irregular? • First, determine if the verb is irregular: • 1) Know which are the irregulars. • 2) They are usually common verbs. • 3) They are unique (no pattern) & you have to study each one. • The good news about REGULAR verbs: • They only have one of three endings • They follow a pattern.

  5. Regular verbs: the pattern explained • The infinitive of most verbs in French end in the letters ER. • Lesser numbers end in the letters IR and RE. • Most follow a regular pattern for each “ending group” above. • Exceptions to this pattern are called irregular verbs. • So if you learn the regular patterns you will know the patterns for most verbs. • To conjugate each verb in the present tense, the last two letters (ER, IR, RE) are dropped and a different ending is added for each pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, you all, they).

  6. The pattern for verbs of the ER family • Put the pronouns in order. • Find the stem of the verb by taking off the family name: ER • Add your verb endings.

  7. Aimer • Pratiquez • J’aim • Tu aim • Il, elle, on aim • Nous aim • Vous aim • Ils, elles aim

  8. Irregular ER verbs • Irregular Stems ►French stem-changing verbs are conjugated with the same endings as normal but have two different stems. Stem-changing verbs are sometimes called boot verbs. ►We will study the verbs acheter & préférer : Change of accent in the stem (do you remember it?) ►And the verbs manger & commencer: Add an “e” or a “ç” ►We will also meet Aller: the black sheep of the ER family!

  9. First, 2 boot verbsNote:è sounds like the e in ED or met. Acheter (to buy) Préférer (to prefer) • J’achète • Tuachètes • Il, elle, on achète • Nous achetons • Vousachetez • Ils, ellesachètent • Je préfère • Tupréfères • Il, elle, on préfère • Nous préférons • Vouspréférez • Ils, ellespréfèrent

  10. Why are they called boot verbs? The verb acheter is a so-called boot verb because all the verbs with the same stems form the shape of a boot. The verb: acheter Another way of saying it : Nous and Vouslook like their parents: acheter

  11. Two more exceptions in the ER family. Manger (to eat) Commencer(to begin) • Je mange • Tumanges • Il, elle, on mange • Nous mangeons • Vousmangez • Ils, ellesmangent • Je commence • Tu commences • Il, elle, on commence • Nous commençons • Vouscommencez • Ils, ellescommencent

  12. Irregular verb Aller • prononciation & video Aller • Jevais • Tuvas • IlvaHe goes • Elleva • Onva • Nousallons • Vousallez • Ilsvont • Ellesvont • Note: Aller is the only big exception in the ER family.

  13. The pattern for verbs of the ir family • Put the pronouns in order. • Find the stem of the verb by taking off the family name: IR • Add your verb endings.

  14. The pattern for verbs of the RE family • Put the pronouns in order. • Find the stem of the verb by taking off the family name: RE • Add your verb endings.

  15. À toi! – here are some infinitives and their English meaning. Copy them, then try the exercise below. • Finir ( to finish) • Remplir ( to fill in a form) • Choisir ( to choose) • vendre ( to sell) • attendre ( to wait) • EXERCISE 1 • He finishes the book. • I am filling in a form. (une fiche) • They are choosing history. • We sell oranges • You are waiting for Jean? (s)

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