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present tense ( regular verbs ) (-er)

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cross of the er/ir/re and add endings.
-er verbs :         
-e - i
-es - you
-e - he/she
-ons - we
ez - you
ent - they
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present tense regular verbs (-ir)

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  • is
  • is
  • it
  • issons
  • issez
  • issent
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present tense (regular verbs) -re

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-s
-s
-
-ons
-ez
-ent

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present tense (irregular verbs) (avoir)

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j'ai
tu as
il/elle/on a
nous avons
vous avez
ils/elles ont
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present tense (irregular verbs) (to be)(etre)

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je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous etes
ils/elles sont
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aller - present tense- irregular

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je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nouse allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont
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faire - irregular (present tense)

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je fais
tu fais
il/elle/on fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils/elles font
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present tense - reflexive verbs ( se laver ) to get watched

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-used to describe feelings or daily routines
in french instead of saying i shower, you say i shower myself

je me lave
tu te laves
il/ell/on se lave
nou nous lavons
vous vous lavez
ils/elles se lavent

they love each other - ils s’aiment - can also mean each other
i’m going to get washed - je vais me laver

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modal verbs - present tense

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modal verb + infinitive of another verb 
savoir - to know (how to)
je sais
tu sais
il/elle/on sait
nous savons
vous savez
ils/elles savent
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perfect tense (avoir)

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auxillary verb + the past pariticiple
( i have….)
i played tennis - j’ai joue au tennis

forming the past participle -
er - remove the -er and add -e
ir - revove the -r and add -i
re - remove the -re and -u

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irregular past participles

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avoir - eu
etre - ete
dire - dit
ecrire -ecrit
- mettre - met
prendre - pris
comprendre - compris
faire - fait
boire - bu
voir - vu
lire - lu
puvoir - pu
devoir - du
vouloir - voulu
savoir - su
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perfect tense with etre

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auxilary verb + past participle 
je suis...
tu es...
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous etes
ils/elles sont

i went = je suis alle(e)

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DR + MRS VANDERTRAMP FOR ETRE VERBS PRESENT TENSE

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devenir - to become
revenir - to come back
monter - to go up
rester - to stay
sortir - to go out
venir - to come
aller - to go
naitre - to be born
descendre - to go down
entrer - to go in
rentrer - to go back
tomber - to fall
retourner - to return
arriver - to arrive
mourir - to die
partir - to leave
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the present tense - reflexive verbs

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uses an extra pronoun + takes the form of etre

je me suis habille(e) - i got dressed
tu t-es ennuye(e) - you got bored
il s'est couche - he went to bed
elle s'est levee - she got up
nous nous sommes lave - we got washed
vous vous etes promene - we went for a walk
ils se sont reposes - they rested
elles se sont endormies -they fell asleep
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imperfect tense

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take nous form of present tense of the verb and ass these ending
je - ais
tu - ais
il/elle/on - ait
nous - ions
vous - iez
ils/elle aient
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