Les Temps Indicatif (tenses) Flashcards

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Présent régulier-er -ir -re

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Présent irrégulier

A
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PC

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Action completed.

J’ai mangé

-er = avoir + é / être + é(e)(s)
-ir = avoir + i / être + i(e)(s)
-re = avoir + u / être + u(e)(s)

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Imparfait

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states and actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past.

Je mangeais. (I was eating.)
ais -ions
-ais -iez
-ait -aient

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Passé récent

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Action completed just before moment of speaking

venir + de + infinitif
(venir = présent ou imparfait)

Je viens de finir de manger. (I just finished eating)

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Passé simple

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Same as PC, only in written French
Ex. Je partis en vacances. (I left for vacation.)
-er -ir & -re

-ai -âmes -is -îmes
-as -âtes -is -îtes
-a -èrent -it -irent

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Passé simple avoir et être

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Avoir. Être
eus eûmes fus fûmes
eus eûtes fus fûtes
eut eurent fut furent

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PQP

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action completed before another action.
Ex. J’avais déjà mangé quand tu as offert du pain.

Avoir Être
IMP + é IMP + é(e)(s)
IMP + i IMP + i(e)(s)
IMP + u IMP + u(e)(s)

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Passé antérieur

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Passé simple + participe passé

(Same as PQP but with passé simple instead of PC)

Avoir. Être
Ex j’eus aimé. Ex. Je fus parti.

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Future proche

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A.K.A le future composé
aller + infinitif

Je vais manger

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Future simple

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Infinitif + -ai -as -ont -ons -ez -ont

Ex. Je mangerai.

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Future Antérieur

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Future simple avoir + é, i, u
Future simple être + é,i,u (e)(s)

I will have eaten when…

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