French Verb Conjugation Flashcards
What is Passé Composer
Compound Past Tense: Completed Events, Repeated Events, Series of Events
J’ai visité le Canada. J’ai visité le Canada trois fois. J’ai visité le Canada et je suis allé aux USA.
What are the five verb inflections?
- Person - First, Second, Third
- Number - Singular, Plural
- Tense (Verb Aspects) - Present (1), Past (5), Future (2)
- Mood - Personal (4), Impersonal (2)
- Voice - Active, Passive, Pronominal (3)
What is the infinitive verb?
The un-conjugated, un-inflected base form of the verb with no associated person, number or tense.
Ie. Aller, Manger, Avoir
List the Verb Tenses (3) + Corresponding Aspects (8)
Present
1. Présent
Past
- Imparfait / Imperfect
- Passé Antérieur / Past Anterior (written)
- Passé Composé / Compound Past
- Passé Simple / Simple Past
- Plus-Que-Parfait / Past Perfect (Pluperfect) (spoken)
Future
- Futur
- Futur Antérieur / Future Perfect
Présent ou Présent de L’Indicatif…
1.Current actions or states of being
Je travaille / I’m working; Il est en retard / He’s late
- Habitual actions or states of being
Oui, je travaille le dimanche /Yes, I do work on Sundays
Il est toujours en retard / He’s always late - Actions which are about to occur
Je travaille demain / I’m working tomorrow
Il arrive sur-le-champ / He’ll be right here - Absolute or general truths
Le soleil se lève a l’est / The sun rises in the east
L’eau est essentielle à la vie / Water is essential to life - Conditions in likely situations (si clauses)
Si tu veux, tu peux dîner avec moi / If you want, you can have dinner with me
Je vais le renvoyer s’il est en retard demain / I’m going to fire him if he’s late tomorrow - Historical Accounts
Imparfait…was or was _ing
- Descriptions (age, feelings, weather, time, etc)
Il pleuvait mais elle avait un parapluie / It was raining but she had an umbrella
Quand j’avais 6 ans, j’étais souvent malade et je craignais les chiens / When I was 6 yrs old, I was often sick and I was afraid of dogs. - Habitual Actions or States of Being
L’année dernière, nous allions au ciné chaque vendredi / Last year, we went to the movies every Friday
Je m’ennuyais souvent / I was often bored
*If «would» can be replaced with «used to»
Imparfait, continuer
3. Actions or states of being with unspecified endings
J’allai au parc parce que je voulais me promener / I was going to the park because I wanted to take a walk
Quand je travaillais, je m’ennuyais toujours / When I worked, I was always bored
- Background Information
Où etais-tu quand tu as appris la nouvelle? / Where were you when you heard the news?
J’etais au bureau / I was at the office - Indirect Speech
Il m’a dit qu’il allait à la banque / He told me he was going to the bank
Impératif Continuer (parte trois)
- Most Verbs Followed by the Infinitive
Aller - To Go
J’allais te téléphoner / I was going to call you
Être en train de - In the process of
J’étais en train de rénover le garage / I was (in the process of) renovating the garage
Venir de - To Go
Je venais de rentrer quand tu as appelé / I had just gotten home when you called / I had just returned when you called
Vouloir (polite request) - To want
Je voulais vous poser une question / I wanted to ask you a question / I would like to ask you a question
Imparfait Après Si…
Something unknown or unreal in the present to future
- Questions
Elle m’a demandé si j’étais marié / She asked if I was married - Suggestions
Si on allait au ciné demain? / How about going to the movies tomorrow? - Wishes
Si seulement je gagnais au loto / If only I won the lottery - Comme si
Tu parles comme si tu pouvais prédire l’avenir / You speak as though you can see the future - Si Clauses
If you had a job, you could buy a car
Passé Composé = Compound Past Tense
Completed Actions
Oui, j’ai visité le Canada / Yes, I did visit Canada
Repeated Actions
Je l’ai visite 3 fois / I’ve visited 3 times
Series of Actions
J’ai visité le Canada et puis je suis allé aux USA / I visited Canada and then I went to the USA.
Condition in Likely Situations (si clauses)
Si tu as perdu, tu dois féliciter le gagnant / If you lost, you must congratulate the winner
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I was doing my homework.
Imparfait: Je faisais me devoirs
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I was at school.
Imparfait: J’étais à l’école.
Imparfait où ou Passé Composé?
I arrived early.
Passé Composé: Je suis arrivé tôt.
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I finished my homework.
Passé Composé: J’ai fini mes devoirs.
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I used to study on Mondays.
Imparfait: J’étudiais le lundi.
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I was always losing my book.
Imparfait: Je perdais constamment mon livre.
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I studied on (a specific) Monday.
Passé Composé: J’ai étudié lundi.
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I lost my book twice.
Passé Composé: J’ai perdu mon livre deux fois.
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I like school.
Imparfait: j’aimais l’école.
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I was always inspired by my teachers.
Imparfait: J’étais toujours inspiré par mes profs.
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
At that moment, I hated school.
Passé Composé: À ce moment, j’ai detests l’école.
Imparfait où Passé Composé?
I was (became) inspired by your success.
Passé Composé: J’ai été inspiré par ton succès.
