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Tenses Flashcards

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1
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Present tense ER verbs

A 
E
ES
E
ONS
EZ 
ENT
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Present Tense IR Verbs

A 
IS
IS
IT
ISSONS
ISSEZ
ISSENT
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Present Tense RE Verbs

A 
S
S
-
ONS
EZ 
ENT
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Present tense definition

A

Used to discuss events taking place at this moment in time.

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Aller (irregular) definition

A

to go

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Aller endings present tense

A 
JE VAIS
TU VAS
IL VA
NOUS ALLONS
VOUS ALLEZ
ILS VONT
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Avoir (irregular) definition

A

To have

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Avoir endings present tense

A 
J'AI 
TU AS
IL A
NOUS AVONS
VOUS AVEZ
ILS ONT
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Near future definition

A

To be going to do something (in the near future)

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How to form the near future tense

A 
JE 
TU
IL
NOUS          + INFINITIVE (ANY VERB)
VOUS            eg finir
ILS
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Simple future definition

A

An action that has not yet begun but will happen sometime in the future (further away than near future)

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How to form simple future tense

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Formed by taking the infinitive and adding on the future endings.

eg regarder

JE         regarderAI
TU        regarderAS
IL          regarderA
NOUS  regarderONS
VOUS  regarderEZ
ILS       regarderONT
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Definition of Perfect tense

A

Have or had

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Forming the perfect tense with avoir verbs

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Auxiliary + Past Participle

J'AI                       to get past participle - remove infinitive 
TU AS                  endings and add:
IL A                       ER= É
NOUS AVONS     IR = I
VOUS AVEZ         RE = U
ILS ONT
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Forming the perfect tense with etre verbs

A

Etre + past participle of MRS VANDETRAMP

JE SUIS
TU ES
IL EST
NOUS SOMMES
VOUS ÉTES 
ILS SONT
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MRS VANDETRAMP

A

M - MONTER
R - RESTER
S - SORTIR

V  - VENIR
A  - ARRIVER
N  - NAÎTRE
D  - DESCENDRE
E  - ENTRER
T  - TOMBER
R  - REVENIR
A  - ALLER
M  - MOURIR
P  - PARTIR
17
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Definition of the imperfect tense

A

Used to

To describe events, people or feelings in the past

18
Q

Forming the imperfect tense

A

1 Take the present tense ‘NOUS’ form of the verb

2 Remove the ‘ONS’ endings

3 Add imperfect endings

  • AIS
  • AIS
  • AIT
  • IONS
  • IEZ
  • AIENT
19
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Etre in the imperfect tense

A 
J'ÉTAIS
TU  ÉTAIS
IL ÉTAIT
NOUS ÉTIONS
VOUS ÉTIEZ
ILS ÉTAIENT

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