French present tense verb endings
English person |
French person |
Present ending |
ER
| IR
| RE
|
I |
Je |
~e |
~is |
~s |
You(informal) |
Tu |
~es |
~is |
~s |
He/she |
Il/elle |
~e |
~it |
~ |
We |
Nous |
~ons |
~issons |
~ons |
I |
Je |
~e |
~is |
~s |
You(formal) |
Vous |
~ez |
~issez |
~ez |
They |
Ils/elles |
~ent |
~issent |
~ent |
There are examples bellows for each of the three types of regular verbs:
French Present Tense ~ ER verbs
e.g. donner – to give
Je donne – I give
Tu donnes – You give
Il/elle donne – he/she gives
Nous donnons – we give
Vous donnez – you give
Ils/elles donnent – they give
Example:
Je regarde la television – I watch television
Irregular ~ER verbs
Jeter – to throw: double T –Je jette…
Appeler – to call: double L – Je appelle…
The é become è
Espérer– to hope – J’espère…
Répéter– to repeat – Je répète…
Acheter– to buy – J’ achète…
Lever– to lift – Je lève…
French Present Tense ~ IR verbs
e.g. finir– to finish
Je finis– I finish
Tu finis– you finish
Il/elle finit – he/she finishes
Nous finissons– we finish
Vous finissez– you finish
Ils/elles finissent– they finish
Example
Nous finissons de boire notre chocolat – we finish drinking our chocolate
Irregular ~ IR verbs
Courir – to run - je cours…
Dormir – to sleep - je dors…
Fuir – to flee - je fuis…
Ouvrir – to open - j’ouvre…
Partir – to leave - je pars…
Venir – to come - je viens…
French Present Tense ~ RE verbs
e.g. vendre - to sell
Je vends – I sell
Tu vends – you sell
Il/elle vend – he/she sells
Nous vendons – we sell
Vous vendez – you sell
Ils vendent – they sell
Example
Ils vendent leur maison – they sall their house
Irregular ~ RE verbs
Etre – to be - je suis, tu es, il/elle est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils/elles sont
Battre – to fight - je bats…
Boire – to drink - je bois…
Conduire – to drive - je conduis…
Connaître – to know - je connais…
Craindre – to fear - je crains…
Croire – to believe - je crois…
Dire – to say - je dis…
Ecrire – to write - j’écris…
Faire - to do, make - je fais
Lire – to read - je lis…
Mettre – to put - je mets…
Prendre – to take - je prends…
Rire – to laugh - je ris…
Suivre – to follow - je suis…
Vivre – to live - je vis…
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