-Er verbs: regular present tense Flashcards
To like, love
Aimer
To listen to
Écouter
To love, to adorer
Adorer
To prefer, to like better
Aimer mieux
To arrive
Arriver
To look for
Chercher
To dance
Danser
To live
Habiter
To play
Jouer
To rent
Louer
To look at, to watch
Regarder
Use of present tense
1.) Present tense 2.)The present tense often conveys the meaning of a near future. *Elles arrivent vers six heurs ce soir. (They will arrive around six this evening.) *Tu cherches un emploi cet été? (Will you be looking for a job this summer?)
What to do when two verbs are used consecutively?
The first verb is conjugated and the second is an infinitive Or Verb+verb constructions requiring à or de -Je commence à travailler (I begin to work) -On refuse de continuer (They refuse to continue)
Verbs without prepositions that usually have prepositions but don’t translated -to look for -to listen to -to look at
Chercher (to look for) *Je cherche mon ami (I am looking for my friend) Écouter (to listen to) *Nous écoutons une bonne émission (We are listening to a good program) Regarder (to look at) *Tu regardes les cartes de France? (Are you looking at the maps of France?)
To have lunch
Déjeuner
To have dinner
Dîner
To hate, to detest
Détester
To dream (about)
Rêver (de)
To work
Travailler
To study
Édudier
To find
Trouver
To explain
Expliquer
To use
Utiliser
To close
Fermer
To visit (a place)
Visiter
To buy
Acheter
To bring
Apporter
To ask
Demander
To give
Donner
To send, ship
Envoyer
To explain
Expliquer
To point out
Indiquer
To ask (question)
Poser (une question)
To lend
Prêter
Amuser
To amuse (s.o.(
Arrêter
To stop (s.th.,s.o.)
To bore, annoy (s.o.)
Ennuyer
To bore, annoy (s.o.)
Ennuyer
To anger, annoy (s.o.)
Fâcher