Conjugation Rules Flashcards
(13 cards)
A1
present tense - regular -ER verbs
subject + stem + endings
-er → -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent
*add reflexive pronoun after the subject
Verb stems:
* remove the -er and replace with endings
A1
present tense - regular -RE verbs
subject + stem + endings
-re → -s, -s, -, -ons, -ez, -ent
*add reflexive pronoun after the subject
Verb stems:
* remove the -re and replace with endings
A1
present tense - regular -IR verbs
subject + stem + endings
-ir → -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent
*add reflexive pronoun after the subject
Verb stems:
* remove the -ir and replace with endings
A1
present tense - irregular verbs
subject + conjugated verb
(must memorise individually)
*add reflexive pronoun after the subject
A1 / A2
passé récent
subject + venir de + infinitive
*add reflexive pronoun after de e.g. tu viens de te lever
Venir de - conjugated in the present tense
Examples:
* je viens de parler = I just spoke
* il vient de faire ses devoirs = He just did his homework
* nous venons de nous lever = We just got up
A2
passé composé
subject + auxiliary (être or avoir) +
past participle
*add reflexive pronoun after the subject
auxiliary verbs:
- être - reflexives & movement verbs DR MRS VANDERTRAMP
- avoir - other verbs
A2
past participles for
regular verbs -er, -re, -ir
-er → -é
-re → -u
-ir → -i
A2
past partiples for
irregular verbs
must memorise individually
Why there’s no rule:
- Irregular verbs have different stems
- Their past participles can end in -u, -i, -is, -it, -ert, etc.
A2
imparfait
subject + stem + endings
-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
*add reflexive pronoun after the subject
Verb stems:
* For regular & irregular verbs - take the stem of nous form in the present tense.
* Exception for être = ét-
A2
futur proche
subject + aller (in present) + infinitive
*add reflexive pronoun after the conjugated aller
A2 / B1
futur simple
subject + (regular infinitive or irregular stem) + endings
-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont
*add reflexive pronoun after the subject
Verb stems:
- Regular -er & -ir verbs - keep the infinitive
- Regular -re verbs - drop the final e
- Irregular verbs - use special stem e.g. être → ser-, avoir → aur-, aller → ir-
A2 / B1
impératif présent
Use the verb only from present tu, nous, vous
For normal verbs
* parle!
* ne parle pas!
For reflexive verbs
* dépêche-toi!
* ne te dépêche pas!
*drop the s for tu with -ER verbs e.g. parle not parles
e.g. Parle!, Mangeons!, Écoutez!
aA2
subjonctif présent
que + subject + stem + endings
-e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent
*add reflexive pronoun after the que
Verb stems:
- For regular verbs, take the stem of the ils/elles form in the present tense.
- For irregular verbs, see image.
