Tenses Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is etre in the perfect tense
Je suis
Tu es
Il elle on est
Nous sommes
Vous etes
Ils elles sont
What is avoir in the perfect tense
Jai
Tu as
Il elle on a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils elles ont
How to form perfect tense
Subject, auxiliary verb, past participle
When is imperfect tense used
Things in the past that have happened regularly
Imperfect + conditional past participles
Ais
Ais
Ait
Ions
Iez
Aient
How to form etre in the imperfect tense
Stem is ét - then add imperfect ending
How to form imperfect tense
Take Nous firm of present tense
Drop Nous and -ons
Add imperfect ending
What is the simple future
I will + verb
How to form simple future from er verbs
Take infinitive and add past participle depending on the pronoun
How to form simple and confitional future with etre
Ser + past participle
How to form simple and conditional future with avoir
Aur + past participle
How to form simple and conditional future with aller
Ir + past participle
How to form simple conditional future with faire
Fer + past participle
Past participles for simple future
Ai
As
A
Ons
Ez
Ont
What is the conditional
What would happen
If
Se
How to form conditional tense
Infinitive + imperfect past participles
When to use
je suis jai
Tu es tu as
Il elle on est il elle on a
Nous sommes Nous avons
Vous etez vous avez
Ils Elles sont ils elles ont
Before the verb
When in the past (not imperfect)
Eg we played = Nous avons joué
( remember the accent )
When to use avoir vs etre
Etre = verbs that aren’t directed at something ( Aller rester sortir) and when the person performs the action on themselves ( laver = to wash oneself)
Avoir = verbs that take a direct object ( manger regarder and acheter)
