Present Tense Flashcards
What are the endings for regular verbs in the present tense whose infinitive end in ‘er’ for each pronoun?
To form the verb, use the infinitive, take away the ‘er’ and add the ending. This is the same for all regular verbs (er, re, ir)
- Je - e
- Tu - es
- Ils/elles/on - e
- Nous - ons
- Vous - ez
- Ils/Elles - ent
What are the endings for regular verbs in the present tense whose infinitive end in ‘re’ for each pronoun?
- Je - s
- Tu - s
- Il/elle/on - (nothing)
- Nous - ons
- Vous - ez
- Ils/Elles - ent
What are the endings for regular verbs in the present tense whose infinitive end in ‘ir’ for each pronoun?
- Je - is
- Tu - is
- Il/elle/on - it
- Nous - issons
- Vous - issez
- Ils/Elles - issent
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘être’ for each pronoun?
Unlike regular verbs, you must learn the whole verb and not just the ending for irregulars as it is not consistent
- Je suis
- Tu es
- Il/elle/on est
- Nous sommes
- Vous êtes
- Ils/elles sont
Être means: to be
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘aller’ for each pronoun?
- Je vais
- Tu vas
- Il/elle/on va
- Nous allons
- Vous allez
- Ils/elles vont
Aller means: to go
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘faire’ for each pronoun?
Je fais
Tu fais
Il/elle/on fait
Nous faisons
Vous faites
Ils/elles font
Faire means: to do/make (can occasionally mean ‘to go’)
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘avoir’ for each pronoun?
- J’ai
- Tu as
- Il a
- Nous avons
- Vous avez
- Il/elles ont
Avoir means: to have
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘prendre’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je prends
- Tu prends
- Il/elle/on prend
- Nouns prenons
- Vous prenez
- Ils/elles prennent
Prendre means: To take
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘dire’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je dis
- Tu dis
- Il/elle/on dit
- Nous disons
- Vous dites
- Ils/elles disent
Dire means: To say/tell
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘voir’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je vois
- Tu vois
- Il/elle/on voit
- Nous voyons
- Vous voyez
- Ils/elles voient
Voir means: To see
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘rire’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je ris
- Tu ris
- Il/elle/on rit
- Nous rions
- Vous riez
- Ils/elles rient
Rire means: To laugh
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘mettre’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je mets
- Tu mets
- Il/elle/on met
- Nous mettons
- Vous mettez
- Ils/elles mettent
Mettre means: To put
How do you conjugate the verbs: ‘sortir, domir, and partir’ and what do they mean?
- Je sors/dors/pars
- Tu sors/dors/pars
- Il/elle/on sort/dort/part
- Nous sortons/dormons/partons
- Vous sortez/dormez/partez
- Ils/elles sortent/dorment/partent
Sortir means: To go out
Dormir means: To sleep
Partir means: To leave
How do you conjugate the verbs: ‘pouvoir/vouloir’ for each pronoun and what do they mean?
- Je peux/veux
- Tu peux/veux
- Il/elle/on peut/veut
- Nous pouvons/voulons
- Vous pouvez/voulez
- Ils/elles pouvent/veulent
Pouvoir means: To be able to
Vouloir means: To want to
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘devoir’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
Je dois
Tu dois
Il/elle doit
Nous devons
Vous devez
Ils/elles doivent
Devoir means: To have to/must
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘savoir’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je sais
- Tu sais
- Il/elle/on sait
- Nous savons
- Vous savez
- Ils/elles savent
Savoir means: To know (a fact/how to do something)
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘connaître’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je connais
- Tu connais
- Il/elle/on connaît
- Nous connaissons
- Vous connaissez
- Ils/elles connaissent
Connaître means: To know (a person, place/be familiar with)
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘acheter’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je achète
- Tu achètes
- Il/elle/on achète
- Nous achetons
- Vous achetez
- Ils/elles achètent
Acheter means: To buy
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘boire’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je bois
- Tu bois
- Il/elle/on boit
- Nous buvons
- Vous buvez
- Ils/elles boivent
Boire means: To drink
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘lire’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je lis
- Tu lis
- Il/elle/on lit
- Nous lisons
- Vous lisez
- Ils/elles lisent
Lire means: To read
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘venir’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- Je viens
- Tu viens
- Il/elle/on vient
- Nous venons
- Vous venez
- Ils/elles viennent
Venir means: To come
How do you conjugate the verb: ‘ecrire’ for each pronoun and what does it mean?
- J’écris
- Tu écris
- Il écrit
- Nous écrivons
- Vous écrivez
- Ils écrivent
Ecrire means: To write
