Verbs - present tense Flashcards
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parler
to speak - regular -er verbs je parle tu parles il/elle/on parle nous parlons vous parlez ils/elles parlent
finir
to finish - regular -ir verbs je finis tu finis il/elle/on finit nous finissons vous finnez ils/elles finissent
vendre
to sell - regular -re verbs je vends tu vends il/elle/on vend nous vendons vous vendez ils/ells vendent
se laver
to have a wash - reflexive verbs je me lave tu te laves il/elle/on se lave nous nous lavons vous vous lavez ils/elles se lavent
how to conjugate regular -er verbs in the present tense
remove -er from the end to give you the stem of the word and add: je - e tu - es il/elle/on - e nous - ons vous- ez ils/ells - ent
how to conjugate regular -ir verbs in the present tense
remove -ir from the end to give you the stem of the word and add: je - is tu - is il/elle/on - it nous - issons vous - issez ils/ells - issent
how to conjugate regular -re verbs in the present tense
remove -re from the end to give you the stem of the word and add: je - s tu - s il/elle/on - nous - ons vous - ez ils/ells - ent
what are reflexive verbs and how do you conjugate them
verbs that you do to yourself, e.g. to was - se laver je - me (m') tu - te (t') il/elle/on - se (s') nous - nous vous - vous ils/elles - se (s')
aller
to go je vais tu vas il/elle/on va nous allons vous allez ils/elles vont
avoir
to have j'ai tu as il/elle/on a nous avons vouz avez ils/elles ont
boire
to drink je bois tu bois il/elle boit nous buvons vous buvez ils/elles boivent
etre - with hat
to be je suis tu es il/elle/on est nous sommes vous etes - with hat ils/elles sont
how do you remember all the verbs that take the auxiliary ‘to be’?
DRMRSVANDERTRAMP - Descendre - to go down Rentrer - to come back Monter - to go up Rester - to stay Sortir - to go out Venir - to come Arriver - to arrive Naitre - to be born Devinir - to become Entrer - to enter Tomber - to fall Retourner - to return Aller - to go Mourir - to die Partir - to leave
what are the ending that are added to the past participles of verbs that take the auxiliary ‘to be’
masc. singular- no ending - il est alle(with accent)
masc. plural - add s - ils sont alles
fem. singular - add e - elle est allee
fem. plural - add es - ells sont allees
what is the past participle of descendre
descendu
what is the past participle of rentrer
rentre (with accent)
what is the past participle of monter
monte (with accent)
what is the past particicple of rester
reste (with accent)
what is the past participle of sortir
sorti
what is the past participle of venir
venu
what is the past participle of arriver
arrive (with accent)
what is the past participle of naitre
ne (with accent)
what is the past participle of devininr
devenu
what is the past participle of entrer
entre (with accent)
