Tenses Flashcards
When is the present used?
Now
How to use the present -ER
-e
-es
-e
-ons
-ez
-ent
How to use the present -IR
-is
-is
-it
-issons
-issez
-issent
How to use the present -RE
-s
-s
-/
-ons
-ez
-ent
How to use the present AVOIR
J’ai
Tu as
Il/Elle/On a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/Elles ont
How to use the present ETRE
Je suis
Tu est
Il/Elle/On es
Nous sommes
Vous etes
Ils/Elles sont
How to use the present FAIRE
Je fais
Tu fais
Il/Elle/On fait
Nous faisons
Vous faitez
Ils/Elles font
How to use the present ALLER
Je vais
Tu vas
Il/Elle/On va
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/Elles vont
When is the passe compose used?
To talk about a one-time action in the past that has been completed
How to decide whether a verb uses avoir or etre
House of etre: everything to do with a house / movement
naitre, descendre, entrer, sortir, partir, tommber, devenir, rentre, retourner, rester, monter, aller, partir, arriver
How to use passe compose -ER
e + accent (plane taking off)
How to use passe compose -RE
u
How to use passe compose -IR
i
When to add an e at the end of the passe compose
To agree with a feminine subject
When to add an s at the end of the passe compose
To agree with plural subjects
How to use passe compose AVOIR
eu (with avoir)
How to use passe compose ETRE
ete (with avoir) (both ‘e’s have plane taking off accents)
How to use the passe compose FAIRE
fait (with avoir)
How to use passe compose ALLER
Alle (with etre) (‘e’ with plane taking off accent)
When to use the imperfect
To describe a past continuous action, scene, emotions, or an inturrupted action
How to use imperfect ALL ENDINGS
Remove ending
-ais
-ais
-ait
-ions
-iez
-aient
How to use imperfect AVOIR
av + endings
How to use imperfect ETRE
et + endings (‘e’ with a plane taking off accent)
How to use imperfect FAIRE
fais + endings
How to use imperfect ALLER
all + endings
When to use future simple
To describe something you will do
How to use future simple ALL ENDINGS
unconjugated verb (still with endings, unless -RE, in which case remove ‘e’)
-ai
-as
-a
-ons
-ez
-ont
How to use future simple AVOIR
aur + endings
How to use future simple ETRE
ser + endings
How to use future simple FAIRE
fer + endings
How to use future simple ALLER
ir + endings
