The Present Tense!

The Present Tense! Regular and IrregularVerbs

Conjugations: • In French, there are 3 types of verbs in the present tense : ER, IR et RE. • For example: • Parler Finir Vendre

RegularER verbs: • To conjugate regular ER verbs in the present, we drop the “er” from the infinitive. • For example: parler parl • THEN, weadd the followingendings: e, es, e, ons, ez, ent

Parler (to speak) • I speak, I am speaking • You speak, you are speaking • He/She speaks, he/she is speaking • We speak, we are speaking • You speak, you are speaking • Theyspeak, they are speaking • Je parle • Tu parles • Il/Elle parle • Nous parlons • Vousparlez • Ils/Ellesparlent

Essayons! • La Vérification! Chercher (to look for) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ • cherche • cherches • cherche • cherchons • cherchez • cherchent Fantastique! • La Vérification! Donner (to give) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ • donne • donnes • donne • donnons • donnez • donnent

Now, a few irreguliars… • Withverbsthat finish withGER, we must keep the Ebetween the G et the O. For example: mangeons NOT mangons. • Manger (to eat) • Je mange • Tu manges • Il/Elle mange • Nous mangeons • Vousmangez • Ils/Ellesmangent

...irregulars continued • Withverbsthat finish withCER, the onlydifferenceisthatwe use a ç (cedille) instead of ac in front of the o. For example, commençons PAS commencons. • Commencer (to begin) • Je commence • Tu commences • Il/Elle commence • Nous commençons • Vouscommencez • Ils/Ellescommencent

So, pay attention to: Manger et Commencer

RegularIRverbs • To conjugateregularIRverbs in the present, we drop the « ir» from the infinitive. • For example: finir fin • THEN, weadd the followingendings: is, is, it, issons, issez, issent

Finir (to finish) • I finish, I am finishing • You finish, you are finishing • He/She finishes, he/she is finishing • We finish, we are finishing • You finish, you are finishing • Theyfinish, they are finishing • Je finis • Tu finis • Il/Elle finit • Nous finissons • Vousfinissez • Ils/Ellesfinissent

Essayons! • La Vérification! Choisir (to choose) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ • choisis • choisis • choisit • choisissons • choisissez • choisissent Formidable! • La Vérification! Réussir (to succeed) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ • réussis • réussis • réussit • réussissons • réussissez • Réussissent

RegularREverbs • To conjugateregularRE verbs in the present, we drop the«re» from the infinitive form. • For example: vendre vend • THEN, weadd the followingendings: s, s, - , ons, ez, ent

Vendre (to sell) • I sell, I am selling • You sell, you are selling • He/She sells, he/she is selling • We sell, we are selling • You sell, you are selling • They sell, they are selling • Je vends • Tu vends • Il/Elle vend • Nous vendons • Vousvendez • Ils/Ellesvendent

Essayons! • La Vérification! Entendre (to hear) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ • entends • entends • entend • entendons • entendez • entendent Super! • La Vérification! Défendre (to defend) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ • défends • défends • défend • défendons • défendez • défendent

Review! • ER = e, es, e, ons, ez, ent • IR = is, is, it, issons, issez, issent • RE = s, s, - , ons, ez, ent

Now, some practice!

The Present Tense!