Conjugations Flashcards
Explanation: The present participle (-ing)
(I am going)
The present participle (-ing) is regularly formed the following way. Take the “nous” form of present indicative of the verb, drop ending “-ons” add “ant”
examples:
chantons=chantant,
vendons=vendant,
allons= allant
irrigular
avoir= ayant
êntre=étant
savoir=to know
Explanation: The past participle (I have gone)
The past participle is regularly formed from the infinitive
“-er” ending verbs = drop -er add “é”
“-ir” ending verbs = drop -ir add “i”
“re” ending verbs = drop “re” add “u”
examples:
donner = donné
finir = fini
vendre = vendu
common irregular past participles apprendre = appris asseoir = assis avoir = eu boire = bu comprendre = compris conduire = conduit connaître = connu courir = couru courvrir = couvert craindre = craint croire = cru devenir = devenu devoir = dû, due dire = dit écrire = écrit être = été faire = fait falloir = fallu lire = lu mettre = mis mourir = mort naître = né offrir = offert ouvrir = ouvert paraître = paru permettre = permis plaire = plu pleuvoir = plu pouvoir = pu prendre = pris promettre = promis recevoir = reçu revenir = revenu rire = ri savoir = su suivre = suivi taire = tu tenir = tenu valoir = valu venir = venu vivre = vécu voir = vu vouloir = voulu
1) present l’indicatif
- er verbs
Drop “er” add e, es, e, ons, ez, ent
1) present l’indicatif
- ir verbs
Drop -ir add is, is, it, issons, issez, issent
1) present l’indicatif
- re verbs
Drop -re
Add s,s, -, ons, ez, ent