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VERBS AND THE PRESENT TENSE

VERBS AND THE PRESENT TENSE. VERBS ARE ACTION WORDS. THEY TELL YOU WHAT IS GOING ON. FOR EXAMPLE…. JOHN PLAYS FOOTBALL EVERY SUNDAY. SARAH LIKES THE CINEMA. THESE ARE VERBS. YOU HAVE DIFFERENT WORDS FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE OR THINGS. YOU SAY “HE PLAYS” BUT YOU DON’T SAY “I PLAYS”. .

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VERBS AND THE PRESENT TENSE

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  1. VERBS AND THE PRESENT TENSE

  2. VERBS ARE ACTION WORDS. THEY TELL YOU WHAT IS GOING ON. FOR EXAMPLE… JOHN PLAYS FOOTBALL EVERY SUNDAY SARAH LIKES THE CINEMA THESE ARE VERBS

  3. YOU HAVE DIFFERENT WORDS FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE OR THINGS. YOU SAY “HE PLAYS” BUT YOU DON’T SAY “I PLAYS”. YOU CHANGE THE VERB TO FIT THE PERSON OR THING. ME DOING IT I EAT APPLES I AM EATING APPLES YOU DOING IT YOU EAT APPLES YOU ARE EATING APPLES HIM DOING IT HE EATS APPLES HE IS EATING APPLES US DOING IT WE EAT APPLES WE ARE EATING APPLES

  4. IN FRENCH, AS IN ENGLISH, VERBS HAVE TO CHANGE SO IT IS RIGHT FOR THE PERSON OR THING YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANT TO SAY “I PLAY” IN FRENCH, YOU START BY LOOKING UP “PLAY” IN THE DICTIONARY. BUT YOU CAN’T JUST USE THE FIRST WORD YOU FIND – THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN THAT… WHEN YOU LOOK UP A VERB IN THE DICTIONARY, YOU WILL GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THIS IS CALLED AN INFINITIVE ANINFINITIVEIN ENGLISH HAS THE WORD “TO” WITH IT.

  5. MOST OF THE TIME YOU WON’T WANT TO USE THE VERB IN THE INFINITIVE. YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE IT SO IT IS RIGHT FOR THE PERSON OR THING YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT LETS LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE EXAMPLE SENTENCES WE SAW EARLIER JOHN PLAYS FOOTBALL EVERY SUNDAY SARAH LIKES THE CINEMA I AMEATING APPLES WE AREEATING APPLES THESE SENTENCES DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW. ANOTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE THINGS HAPPENING NOW, IS TO SAY THEY ARE HAPPENING IN THE PRESENT.

  6. WHEN WE USEVERBS TO DESCRIBE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW, OR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY, WE SAY THAT WE ARE USING… THE PRESENT TENSE

  7. WE HAVE TO CHANGE AN INFINITIVE TO FORM THE PRESENT TENSE AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THE PERSON OR THING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. WE CAN FIND THE INFINITIVE OF A VERB IN THE DICTIONARY. IN FRENCH, THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF INFINITIVE -ER INFINITIVES THAT END IN… -IR -RE

  8. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF EACH TYPE OFINFINITIVEIN FRENCH AND ITS MEANING IN ENGLISH. JOUER – TO PLAY FINIR – TO FINISH VENDRE – TO SELL

  9. TO FORM THE PRESENT TENSE, WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE INFINITIVE. HERE IS WHAT WE DO… REMOVE THE LAST TWO LETTERS FROM THE INFINITIVE JOU ER IR FIN RE VEND

  10. WE ARE NOW LEFT WITH THE STEM. JOU- FIN- VEND- ADD THE NEW ENDING TO THE STEM. THE ENDING WILL BE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE PERSON OR THING. THE ENDINGS WILL ALSO BE DIFFERENT, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE INFINITIVE ENDED IN –ER, -IR OR –RE.

  11. THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR –ER VERBS… JE JOUE = I PLAY / I AM PLAYING TU JOUES = YOU PLAY / YOU ARE PLAYING IL JOUE = HE / IT PLAYS // HE / IT IS PLAYING ELLE JOUE = SHE / IT PLAYS // SHE / IT IS PLAYING ON JOUE = ONE PLAYS / ONE IS PLAYING NOUS JOUONS = WE PLAY / WE ARE PLAYING VOUS JOUEZ = YOU PLAY / YOU ARE PLAYING ILS JOUENT = THEY PLAY / THEY ARE PLAYING ELLES JOUENT = THEY PLAY / THEY ARE PLAYING

  12. THERE ARE 2 DIFFERENT SETS OF ENDINGS FOR –IR VERBS THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR –IR VERBS SUCH AS “FINIR”, “CHOISIR”… JE FINIS = I FINISH / I AM FINISHING TU FINIS = YOU FINISH / YOU ARE FINISHING IL FINIT = HE / IT FINISHES // HE / IT IS FINISHING ELLE FINIT = SHE / IT FINISHES // SHE / IT IS FINISHING ON FINIT = ONE FINISHES / ONE IS FINISHING NOUS FINISSONS = WE FINISH / WE ARE FINISHING VOUS FINISSEZ = YOU FINISH / YOU ARE FINISHING ILS FINISSENT = THEY FINISH / THEY ARE FINISHING ELLES FINISSENT = THEY FINISH / THEY ARE FINISHING

  13. THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR –IR VERBS SUCH AS “DORMIR”, “SORTIR”… JE DORS= I SLEEP/ I AM SLEEPING TU DORS= YOU SLEEP/ YOU ARE SLEEPING IL DORT= HE / IT SLEEPS // HE / IT IS SLEEPING ELLE DORT= SHE / IT SLEEPS // SHE / IT IS SLEEPING ON DORT= ONE SLEEPS / ONE IS SLEEPING NOUS DORMONS= WE SLEEP/ WE ARE SLEEPING VOUS DORMEZ= YOU SLEEP/ YOU ARE SLEEPING ILS DORMENT= THEY SLEEP/ THEY ARE SLEEPING ELLES DORMENT= THEY SLEEP/ THEY ARE SLEEPING

  14. THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR –RE VERBS JE VENDS = I SELL / I AM SELLING TU VENDS = YOU SELL / YOU ARE SELLING IL VEND = HE / IT SELLS // HE / IT IS SELLING ELLE VEND = SHE / IT SELLS // SHE / IT IS SELLING ON VEND = ONE SELLS / ONE IS SELLING NOUS VENDONS = WE SELL / WE ARE SELLING VOUS VENDEZ = YOU SELL / YOU ARE SELLING ILS VENDENT = THEY SELL / THEY ARE SELLING ELLES VENDENT = THEY SELL / THEY ARE SELLING NOTE THAT FOR “IL”, “ELLE” AND “ON”, THERE IS NO ENDING ADDED, JUST THE STEMREMAINS.

  15. VERBS ARE SET OUT THIS WAY FOR A REASON. IT IS BECAUSE THE DIFFERENT “PERSONS” ARE GIVEN SPECIAL NAMES… 1ST PERSON JE JOUE = I PLAY TU JOUES = YOU PLAY IL JOUE = HE / IT PLAYS ELLE JOUE = SHE / IT PLAYS ON JOUE = ONE PLAYS NOUS JOUONS = WE PLAY VOUS JOUEZ = YOU PLAY ILS JOUENT = THEY PLAY ELLES JOUENT = THEY PLAY 2ND PERSON SINGULAR 3rd PERSON 1ST PERSON 2ND PERSON PLURAL 3rd PERSON SO THE WORD “JE” IS KNOWN AS “FIRST PERSON SINGULAR”, “TU” IS SECOND PERSON SINGULAR, “ILS” IS THIRD PERSON PLURAL, ETC.

  16. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE 2 WORDS FOR “YOU” IN FRENCH. “TU” AND “VOUS”. THE WORD “TU” IS USED IF YOU ARE TALKING TO ONE PERSON YOU KNOW, SUCH AS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THIS IS KNOWN AS “FAMILIAR”. “VOUS” IS USED IN 2 WAYS. ONE WAY IS WHEN YOU SPEAK TO SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW SO WELL OR A PERSON IN AUTHORITY. THIS IS KNOWN AS “FORMAL”. IT IS ALSO USED WHEN YOU ARE SPEAKING TO MORE THAN ONE PERSON, KNOWN AS “PLURAL”.

  17. IT IS NOT JUST THE WORDS “I”, “YOU”, “HE” ETC THAT ARE USED WITH VERBS. OBJECTS, PEOPLE AND THINGS CAN ALL USE VERBS. FOR EXAMPLE… THE DOG IS PLAYING MY PARENTS ARE SELLING WHEN YOU NEED TO PUT THESE WORDS WITH A VERB IN FRENCH, WHICH ENDING DO YOU USE? THINK WHICH WORD THE OBJECT OR THING CAN REPLACE. IS “THE DOG” “I”? NO. IS IT “YOU”? NO. IS IT “HE”? YES. SO USE THE ENDING FOR “IL” THE DOG IS PLAYING = LE CHIEN JOUE “MY PARENTS” = “I”, “YOU”, “HE”, “SHE”, “IT”, “ONE”, “WE”, “YOU” OR “THEY”? MY PARENTS CAN REPLACE THE WORD “THEY”, SO… MY PARENTS ARE SELLING = MES PARENTS VENDENT

  18. THIS TABLE IS A QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO ALL THE DIFFERENT ENDINGS FOR VERBS IN THE PRESENT TENSE.

  19. LETS HAVE A LOOK AT THESE STEPS IN ACTION… WE WILL USE THE INFINITIVE “JOUER” – TO PLAY SO WE WILL USE THE –ER VERB ENDINGS IL JE JOU E ER ILS ENT = THEY PLAY / THEY ARE PLAYING = HE PLAYS / HE IS PLAYING = I PLAY / I AM PLAYING REMOVE THE LAST 2 LETTERS FROM THE INFINITIVE. ADD THE RIGHT ENDING FOR THE PERSON OR THING.

  20. NEXT WE WILL SEE HOW THIS WORKS WITH “-IR” VERBS WE WILL USE THE INFINITIVE“FINIR” – TO FINISH SO WE WILL USE THE –IR VERB ENDINGS VOUS ELLE TU FIN IR IS IT ISSEZ = YOU FINISH / YOU ARE FINISHING = SHE FINISHES / SHE IS FINISHING = YOUFINISH / YOU ARE FINISHING REMOVE THE LAST 2 LETTERS FROM THEINFINITIVE. ADD THE RIGHT ENDING FOR THE PERSON OR THING.

  21. LASTLY, WE WILL LOOK AT HOW THIS WORKS WITH “-RE” VERBS WE WILL USE THE INFINITIVE “VENDRE” – TO SELL SO WE WILL USE THE “-RE” ENDINGS ILS JE IL VEND RE S ENT = I SELL / I AM SELLING = THEY SELL / THEY ARE SELLING = HE SELLS / HE IS SELLING REMOVE THE LAST 2 LETTERS FROM THE INFINITIVE. ADD THE RIGHT ENDING FOR THE PERSON OR THING.

  22. THAT IS HOW TO FORM THE PRESENT TENSE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT THINK THAT THE PRESENT TENSE IS EASY. ALWAYS THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT WHAT ENDINGS BELONG WHERE, LEARN THE ENDINGS SO THAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO ALWAYS LOOK AT THE TABLE.

  23. VERBS THAT FOLLOW THESE RULES ARE KNOWN AS REGULAR VERBS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME VERBS THAT DO NOT FOLLOW THESE RULES. THEY ARE KNOWN AS IRREGULAR VERBS. SOME OF THE MOST COMMON AND USEFUL VERBS ARE IRREGULAR. THEY NEED TO BE LEARNT

  24. BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW IF A VERB IS REGULAR OR IRREGULAR? A DICTIONARY IS THE BEST THING TO USE… THIS IS A SECTION FROM A PAGE IN A DICTIONARY… THIS TELLS US THE VERB IS IRREGULAR THIS TELLS US THE VERB IS REGULAR

  25. HOWEVER, NOT ALL DICTIONARIES GIVE THE INFORMATION IN THIS WAY, BUT THEY WILL ALL HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A VERB TABLE. THEY LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS…

  26. THIS IS JUST A SECTION OF A VERB TABLE, BUT IT SHOWS US THE INFINITIVE, THE PRESENT TENSE AND OTHER TENSES.

  27. A VERB TABLE WILL ALSO SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF THE REGULAR VERBS. VERY HELPFUL IF YOU FORGET AN ENDING!

  28. SO IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO CHECK A VERB TABLE EVERY TIME YOU USE A VERB FOR THE FIRST TIME. IF IT IS NOT IN THE VERB TABLE, THEN IT WILL FOLLOW THE RULES OF REGULAR VERBS. YOU WILL SOON BEGIN TO REMEMBER WHICH VERBS ARE REGULAR, AND WHICH ONES ARE IRREGULAR.

  29. HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT AND USEFUL IRREGULAR VERBS… ÊTRE – TO BE I AM = JE SUIS YOU ARE = TU ES HE IS = IL EST SHE IS = ELLE EST ONE IS = ON EST WE ARE = NOUS SOMMES YOU ARE = VOUS ÊTES THEY ARE = ILS SONT THEY ARE = ELLES SONT AVOIR – TO HAVE I HAVE = J’AI YOU HAVE = TU AS HE HAS = IL A SHE HAS = ELLE A ONE HAS = ON A WE HAVE = NOUS AVONS YOU HAVE = VOUS AVEZ THEY HAVE = ILS ONT THEY HAVE = ELLES ONT

  30. FAIRE– TO DO / TO MAKE I DO / MAKE = JE FAIS YOU DO / MAKE = TU FAIS HE DOES / MAKES = IL FAIT SHE DOES / MAKES = ELLE FAIT ONE DOES / MAKES = ON FAIT WE DO / MAKE = NOUS FAISONS YOU DO / MAKE = VOUS FAITES THEY DO / MAKE = ILS FONT THEY DO / MAKE = ELLES FONT ALLER– TO GO I GO = JE VAIS YOU GO = TU VAS HE GOES = IL VA SHE GOES = ELLE VA ONE GOES = ON VA WE GO = NOUS ALLONS YOU GO = VOUS ALLEZ THEY GO = ILS VONT THEY GO = ELLES VONT

  31. POUVOIR– TO BE ABLE TO / CAN I CAN = JE PEUX YOU CAN = TU PEUX HE CAN = IL PEUT SHE CAN = ELLE PEUT ONE CAN = ON PEUT WE CAN = NOUS POUVONS YOU CAN = VOUS POUVEZ THEY CAN = ILS PEUVENT THEY CAN = ELLES PEUVENT VOULOIR– TO WANT I WANT = JE VEUX YOU WANT = TU VEUX HE WANTS = IL VEUT SHE WANTS = ELLE VEUT ONE WANTS = ON VEUT WE WANT = NOUS VOULONS YOU WANT= VOUS VOUVEZ THEY WANT = ILS VEULENT THEY WANT = ELLES VEULENT

  32. DEVOIR– TO HAVE TO / MUST I HAVE TO / MUST = JE DOIS YOU HAVE TO / MUST= TU DOIS HE HAS TO / MUST = IL DOIT SHE HAS TO / MUST = ELLE DOIT ONE HAS TO / MUST = ON DOIT WE HAVE TO / MUST = NOUS DEVONS YOU HAVE TO / MUST = VOUS DEVEZ THEY HAVE TO / MUST = ILS DOIVENT THEY HAVE TO / MUST = ELLES DOIVENT SAVOIR– TO KNOW I KNOW = JE SAIS YOU KNOW = TU SAIS HE KNOWS = IL SAIT SHE KNOWS = ELLE SAIT ONE KNOWS = ON SAIT WE KNOW = NOUS SAVONS YOU KNOW = VOUS SAVEZ THEY KNOW = ILS SAVENT THEY KNOW = ELLES SAVENT

  33. AS WELL AS REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS, THERE IS ONE MORE GROUP OF VERBS WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT… THEY ARE CALLED REFLEXIVE VERBS. REFLEXIVE VERBS ARE ACTIONS THAT ARE DONE TO YOURSELF. FOR EXAMPLE, “I WASH MYSELF” , “I GET MYSELF UP” THE WORD “MYSELF” IS CALLED A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN. IN ENGLISH, WE DON’T ALWAYS NEED TO INCLUDE THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUN SUCH AS THE WORD“MYSELF” FOR THE VERB TO MAKE SENSE. IN FRENCH, IF A VERB IS A REFLEXIVE VERB, IT MUST INCLUDE A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN. HERE IS HOW THIS WORKS…

  34. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A REFLEXIVE VERB… SE LAVER = TO WASH (ONESELF) THE INFINITIVE WHEN FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY WILL HAVE THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUN “SE” OR “S’”IN FRONT OF IT. THIS EXAMPLE IS ALSO A REGULAR VERB WHICH ENDS IN “-ER”. IT WILL ALSO FOLLOW THE RULES FOR REGULAR “-ER” VERB ENDINGS. JEME LAVE – I WASH (MYSELF) TUTE LAVES – YOU WASH (YOURSELF) ILSE LAVE – HE WASHES (HIMSELF) ELLESE LAVE – SHE WASHES (HERSELF) ONSE LAVE – ONE WASHES (ONESELF) NOUSNOUS LAVONS – WE WASH (OURSELVES) VOUSVOUS LAVEZ – YOU WASH (YOURSELVES) ILSSE LAVENT – THEY WASH (THEMSELVES) ELLESSE LAVENT – THEY WASH (THEMSELVES) YOU MUST USE THE CORRECT REFLEXIVE PRONOUN WITH THE RIGHT PERSON CHECK IF THE VERB IS REGULAR OR IRREGULAR, THEN FOLLOW THE SAME RULES AS BEFORE.

  35. THERE ARE LOTS OF REFLEXIVE VERBS, HERE ARE 6 USEFUL ONES TO KNOW… S’AMUSER – TO ENJOY ONESELF EG ILS’AMUSE = HE ENJOYS HIMSELF SE COUCHER – TO GO TO BED EG JEME COUCHE À DIX HEURES = I GO TO BED AT 10 O’CLOCK SE LEVER – TO GET UP EG JEME LÈVE À SEPT HEURES = I GET UP AT 7 O’CLOCK SE SENTIR – TO FEEL EG NOUSNOUS SENTONS MAL = WE ARE FEELING ILL S’APPELER – TO BE CALLED (LITERALLY “TO CALL ONESELF”) EG JEM’APPELLE JOHN = I AM CALLED JOHN (LITERALLY “I CALL MYSELF JOHN”) S’INTÉRESSER À – TO BE INTERESTED IN EG ELLES’INTÉRESSE AU TENNIS = SHE IS INTERESTED IN TENNIS

  36. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND RULES TO TAKE IN AND LEARN IN ORDER TO USE THE PRESENT TENSE ACCURATELY. IT IS THEREFORE A GOOD IDEA TO ALWAYS GO BACK OVER THE INFORMATION TO CHECK EVERY TIME TO BEGIN WITH. WITH PRACTICE YOU WILL NEED TO CHECK BACK LESS OFTEN AS YOU LEARN. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO GO THROUGH THESE STEPS… FIND THE INFINITIVE IN A DICTIONARY CHECK THE VERB TABLE, IS IT A REGULAR OR IRREGULAR VERB? IF IT IS REGULAR, REMOVE THE –ER, -IR OR –RE. ADD THE CORRECT ENDING FOR THE CORRECT PERSON. IF THE VERB IS REFLEXIVE, USE THE CORRECT REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

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