Irregular Verbs - Present Tense Conjugations Flashcards

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aller (to go)

A

je vais

tu vas

il/elle/on va

nous allons

vous allez

ils/elles vont

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avoir

(to have)

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j’ai

tu as

il/elle/on a

nous avons

vous avez

ils/elles ont

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être

(to be)

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je suis

tu es

il/elle/on est

nous sommes

vous êtes

ils/elles sont

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faire

(to do; to make)

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je fais

tu fais

il/elle/on fait

nous faisons

vous faites

ils/elles font

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devoir

(to have to, to be obligated;

to owe)

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je dois

tu dois

il / elle / on doit

nous devons

vous devez

ils / elles doivent

When devoir is followed by an infinitive, it means necessity, obligation or probability. When it is not followed by an infinitive, it means “to owe.”

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pouvoir

(to be able to; to be allowed to)

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je peux

tu peux

il / elle / on peut

nous pouvons

vous pouvez

ils / elles peuvent

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vouloir

(to want)

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je veux

tu veux

il / elle / on veut

nous voulons

vous voulez

ils / elles veulent

Can be followed by a noun or infinitive.

Vouloir bien - to be willing to, to be glad to do something

Vouloir dire - to mean (i.e. what does this word mean?)

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devoir

(to have to, to be obligated;

to owe)

A

je dois

tu dois

il / elle / on doit

nous devons

vous devez

ils / elles doivent

When devoir is followed by an infinitive, it means necessity, obligation or probability. When it is not followed by an infinitive, it means “to owe.”

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pouvoir

(to be able to; to be allowed to)

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je peux

tu peux

il / elle / on peut

nous pouvons

vous pouvez

ils / elles peuvent

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vouloir

(to want)

A

je veux

tu veux

il / elle / on veut

nous voulons

vous voulez

ils / elles veulent

Can be followed by a noun or infinitive.

Vouloir bien - to be willing to, to be glad to do something

Vouloir dire - to mean (i.e. what does this word mean?)

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devoir

(to have to, to be obligated;

to owe)

A

je dois

tu dois

il / elle / on doit

nous devons

vous devez

ils / elles doivent

When devoir is followed by an infinitive, it means necessity, obligation or probability. When it is not followed by an infinitive, it means “to owe.”

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pouvoir

(to be able to; to be allowed to)

A

je peux

tu peux

il / elle / on peut

nous pouvons

vous pouvez

ils / elles peuvent

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vouloir

(to want)

A

je veux

tu veux

il / elle / on veut

nous voulons

vous voulez

ils / elles veulent

Can be followed by a noun or infinitive.

Vouloir bien - to be willing to, to be glad to do something

Vouloir dire - to mean (i.e. what does this word mean?)

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acheter

(to buy)

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j’achète

tu achètes

il/elle/on achète

nous achetons

vous achetez

ils/elles achètent

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dormir

(to sleep)

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je dors

tu dors

il/elle/on dort

nous dormons

vous dormez

ils/elles dorment

Other -ir verbs following the same pattern are:

partir (to leave, depart)

sentir (to feel; to sense; to smell)

servir (to serve)

sortir (to leave, to go out)

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venir

(to come)

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je viens

tu viens

il/elle/on vient

nous venons

vous venez

ils/elles viennent

Other -ir verbs following the same pattern are:

devenir (to become)

obtenir (to obtain)

revenir (to come back)