Tenses Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is the ‘ER’ ending for the passe compose
e (with accent)
What is the ending for ‘ir’ verbs in the passe compose
i
What is the ending for ‘re’ verbs in passe compose
u
When do you use etre in the passe compose
1) For reflexive verbs
2) with movement verbs (Dr Mrs Vandertramp)
I got up
Je me suis leve
DR MRS VANDERTRAMP
Descendre
rester
Monter
retourner
sortir
venir
aller
naitre
devenir
entre
revenir
tomber
arriver
mourir
partir
What is the imperfect tense used for
To describe past actions that were on-going/repeated
To describe the background or setting in the past
How do you form the imperfect tense
1- Start with the nous form of the verb in the present tense
2- drop the ons ending
3- add the imperfect ending
Conjugate parler in the imperfect tense
je parlais
Tu parlais
il parlait
nous parlions
vous parliez
ils parlaient
What is the pluperfect tense
I had eaten
You had gone
How to form the pluperfect tense
conjugate avoir or etre in the imperfect tense
add past participle of the verb
I had eaten
J’avais mange
What is the future simple
Describes things that will happen
endings for the future simple
Je- ai
Tu- as
Il- a
nous- ons
vous- ez
ils- ont
Conjugate parler in the future simple
Je parlerai
tu parleras
elle parlera
nous parlerons
vous parlerez
ils parleront
What is the irregular stems for the following verbs:
Etre
Avoir
Aller
Faire
Venir
Voir
Pouvouir
Ser
Aur
ir
Fer
viendre
verr
pourr
I will be
Je serai
you will have
tu auras
he will go
il ira
we will do
nous ferons
i will come
je viendrai
i will be able to
je pourrai
what is the conditional present
what would happen/ could happen/ what someone would like to do
What are the endings for conditional present
Je- ais
Tu- ais
il/elle- ait
nous- ions
vous- iez
ils- aient