simple present verbs Flashcards
Avoir
j’ai
tu as
il/elle/ on a
nous avons
vous avez
ils/elles ont
Avoir To have
I have
you have
he/she/one has
we have
you have
they have
Être
je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils/elles sont
Être To be
I am
you are
he/she/one is
we are
you are
they are
Person Subject Pronoun Present Tense -ER Verbs
1st person singular je - e
2nd person singular tu - es
3rd person singular il/elle/on - e
1st person plural nous - ons
2nd person plural vous - ez
3rd person plural ils/elles - ent
ER Verbs- Simple Present tense ending IE
Donner- to give
je donne I give, I am giving
tu donnes you give, you are giving
il\elle\on donne he/she/it gives, is giving
nous dannons we give, we are giving
vous donnez you give, you are giving
ils/elles donnent they give, they are giving
Aller
je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont
Aller To go
I go, I am going
you go, you are going
he/she/one goes, is going
we go, we are going
you go, you are going
they go, they are going
How are simple questions formed?
A simple question is made by inverting the subject-verb order to make it verb-subject linked with a hyphen and followed by a question mark.
Also, sometimes there is a t in the link to separate 2 words, it has no meaning.
il a (He has)
A-t-il? (Has he? or, Does he have?).”
Person Subject Pronoun Present Tense Ending -RE Verbs
1st person singular je - s
2nd person singular tu - s
3rd person singular il/elle/on - __
1st person plural nous - ons
2nd person plural vous - ez
3rd person plural ils/elles - ent
-RE Verbs- Simple Present tense ending IE vendre- to sell
je vends I sell, I am selling
tu vends you sell, you are selling
il/elle/on vend he/she/one sells, is selling
nous vendons we sell, we are selling
vous vendez you sell, you are selling
ils/elles vendent they sell, they are selling
Mettre
je mets
tu mets
il/elle/on met
nous mettons
vous mettez
ils/elles mettent
- “quite often the consonant preceding the -RE is dropped in the first three persons singular, then added back in for the last three persons plural, as in mettre”
Mettre to put, to place
I put, I am putting
you put, you are putting
he/she/one puts, are ptting
we put, we are putting
you put, you are putting
they put, they are putting
Prendre
je prends
tu prends
il/elle/on prend
nous prenons
vous prenez
ils/elles prennent
Prendre to take
I take, I am taking
you take, you are taking
he/she/one takes, are taking
we take, we are taking
you take, you are taking
they take, they are taking
Person Subject Pronoun Present Tense Ending -IR Verbs
1st person singular je - s
2nd person singular tu - s
3rd person singluar il/elle/on - t
1st person plural nous - ons
2nd person plural vous - ez
3rd person plural ils/elles - ent
IR Verbs present tense ending IE Courir- to run
je cours I run, I am running
tu cours you run, you are running
il/elle/on court he/she/one runs, is running
nous courons we run, we are running
vous courez you run, you are running
ils/elles courent they run, they are running
Dormir
je dors
tu dors
il/elle/on dort
nous dormons
vous dormez
ils/elles dorment
to sleep
I sleep, I am sleeping (etc.)
Notice that the consonant before the -IR is often dropped in the singular forms and added back in the plural forms as in dormir
Some -RE and -IR verbs adds l –ss- before the endings in the plural form
Finir
je finis
tu finis
il/elle/on finit
nous finissons
vous finissez
ils/elles finissent
Connaître
je connais
tu connais
il/elle/on connaît
nous connaissons
vous connaissez
ils/elles connaissent
Finir To finish
I finish, I am finishing etc
Connaître To know
I know (someone or something) etc
- Some verbs make sense only in the simple present, Connaître is one example
Faire (irregular RE verb)
je fais
tu fais
il/elle/on fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils/elles font
Faire To do, to make
I do, I make; I am doing, I am making, etc
