All Tense Formings, Endings + Reasons for use

Question 1

Present Tense

Answer 1

take stem, add on respective ending

Question 2

near future

Answer 2

the verb etre in the present tense + infinite verb

Question 3

past tense, er, avoir

Answer 3

subject pronoun + avoir conjugation + é

Question 4

past tense, ir, avoir

Answer 4

subject pronoun + avoir conjugation + i

Question 5

past tense, re, avoir

Answer 5

subject pronoun + avoir conjugation + u

Question 6

past tense, etre

Answer 6

subject pronoun + avoir conjugation + past participle
extra e for feminine
extra s for plural

Question 7

future tense, er

Answer 7

infinitive + future ending

Question 8

future tense, ir

Answer 8

infinitive + future ending

Question 9

future tense, re

Answer 9

infinitive + drop final e + future ending

Question 10

Imperfect tense

Answer 10

take NOUS form of verb
make to stem
add imperfect ending

Question 11

past tense, reflexive verbs

Answer 11

subject pronoun + reflexive pronoun + etre conjugation + past tense conjugated verb

Question 12

past tense, reflexive verbs, negative

Answer 12

subject pronoun + NE + reflexive pronoun + etre conjugation + PAS + past tense conjugated verb

Question 13

past perfect tense (i.e. since..)

Answer 13

subject pronoun + present tense + DEPUIS + # + time measurement
i.e. ans/ heures

Question 14

conditional tense

Answer 14

future stem + imperfect ending

Question 15

past conditional tense

Answer 15

subject pronoun + avoir conditional conjugation + past tense conjugated verb

Question 16

future past tense

Answer 16

subject pronoun + avoir/etre future conjugation + past tense conjugated verb

Question 17

subjunctive tense

Answer 17

ILS/ ELLES form
make to stem
add subjunctive ending

Question 18

Regular ER verb present tense endings

Answer 18

e
es
e
ons
ez
ent

Question 19

Regular IR verb present tense endings

Answer 19

is
is
it
issons
issez
issent

Question 20

Regular RE verb present tense endings

Answer 20

s
s

ons
ez
ent

Question 21

future tense endings

Answer 21

ai
as
a
ons
ez
ont

Question 22

imperfect tense endings

Answer 22

ais
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient

Question 23

what is the subjunctive tense used for?

Answer 23

are used after phrases or verbs expressing
necessity
negative doubt
wishes, feelings
orders, requests
consequential phrases

Question 24

which (avoir/etre) do reflexive verbs take for past tense

Answer 24

etre

Question 25

what is future past tense used for?

Answer 25

something that will be completed in the future
“I will have done”

Question 26

what is the imperfect tense used for?

Answer 26

to describe something you used to do
to describe what someone was doing or what was happening at the time of an event

Question 27

pluperfect tense

Answer 27

subject pronoun + avoir/etre imperfect tense + verb past tense conjugation

Question 28

what is the pluperfect tense used for?

Answer 28

possibility in the past that would have affected the present
If I had gone, I would have known
If i had eaten…

Question 29

what is the exception to the imperfect tense

Answer 29

être…stem is ét-

Question 30

what is the conditional past tense used for

Answer 30

to have done something in the past