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French Verbs
French verb formation and irregular verbs
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
10/18/2010

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Term
Présent de l'indicatif: How do you conjugate the following regular verbs?
-er verbs
-ir verbs
-re verbs
Definition
Present indicative
drop -er and add e, es, e; ons, ez, ent

drop -ir and add is, is, it; issons, issez, issent

drop -re and add s, s, -; ons, ez, ent
Term
How do you form the past participle for the following regular verbs?
-er ending verbs
-ir ending verbs
-re ending verbs
Definition
-er: drop the -er and add é
-ir: drop the -ir and add i
-re: drop the -re and add u
Term
Futur: How do you conjugate regular verbs to be in the future tense?
Definition
Future
Add the following endings to the whole infinitive, but for -re verbs drop e in -re before adding the future endings, which are: ai, as, a; ons, ez, ont. Note that these endings are based on the Present indicative of avoir.
Term
Conditionnel: How do you conjugate regular verbs to be in the conditional tense?
Definition
Conditional
Add the following endings to the whole infinitive, but for -re verbs drop e in -re before adding the future endings, which are: ais, ais, ait; ions, iez, aient. Note that these endings are the same as those for the the Imperfect indicative.
Term
Conjugate the following auxiliary verb:

Avoir
Definition
ai
as
a
avons
avez
ont
passé composé: j'ai eu
conditionnel/futur stem: aur
subjonctif: aie, aies, ait, ayons, ayez, aient
Term
Conjugate the following auxiliary verb:

Être
Definition
suis
es
est
sommes
êtes
sont
passé composé: j'ai été
conditionnel/futur stem: ser
subjonctif: sois, sois, soit, soyons, soyez, soient
Term
Conjugate the following regular verb:

Parler
Definition
parle
parles
parle
parlons
parlez
parlent
passé composé: j'ai parlé
conditionnel/futur stem: parler
subjonctif: parle, parles, parle, parlions, parliez, parlent
Term
Conjugate the following regular verb:

Finir
Definition
finis
finis
finit
finissons
finissez
finissent
passé composé: j'ai fini
conditionnel/futur stem: finir
subjonctif: finisse, finisses, finisse, finissions, finissiez, finissent
Term
Conjugate the following regular verb:

Vendre
Definition
vends
vends
vend
vendons
vendez
vendent
passé composé: j'ai vendu
conditionnel/futur stem: vendr
subjonctif: vende, vendes, vende, vendions, vendiez, vendent
Term
Conjugate the following regular reflexive verb:

Se laver
Definition
me lave
te laves
se lave
nous lavons
vous lavez
se lavent
passé composé: je me suis lavé(e)
conditionnel/futur stem: se laver
Term

Conjugate the following verb:

 

Préférer

Definition

Préfère

Préfères

Préfère

Préférons

Préférez

Préfèrent

passé composé: j'ai préféré

conditionnel/futur stem: préférer

Term
Le subjonctif: How do you conjugate regular verbs to in the subjunctive tense?
Definition
Subjunctive
For nous and vous, the subjunctive looks like the imperfect. For other forms, drop the 'ent ending of the ils/elles form of the present indicative and add the endings: -e, -es, -e, -ent
Term
Imparfait: How do you conjugate regular verbs to be in the imperfect tense?
Definition
Imperfect
Take the nous form in the present indicative of the verb and drop the ending -ons and add: ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient
Term
What are the conditional and future stems of the following verbs?
Aller
Avoir
Être
Faire
Devoir
Vouloir
Venir
Devenir
Revenir
Voir
Pouvoir
Mourir
Definition
ir
aur
ser
fer
devr
voudr
viendr
deviendr
reviendr
verr
pourr
mourr
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