The Tenses Flashcards

To understand how to compose a conjugation of the French tensee

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1
Q

Plus-que-parfait

Pluperfect

A

‘Had __ed’

Imperfect (avoir/etre) + past participle

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Passé compose

Completed past

A

‘Have had’

Present (avoir/etre) + past participle

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Q

Passé simple

Past historic

A

(-infinitive endings) + appropriate endings

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Imparfait

Imperfect

A

‘Was __ing’
Conjugate verb in nous form
- ons
+ imperfect ending

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5
Q

Present

A
Je    e    is    s
Tu    es    is    s
Il/ elle/ on   e    it    -
Nous    ons   issons  ons
Vous    ez   issez     ez
Ils/ elles    ent  issent   ent
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Futur antérieur

Future perfect

A

‘Will have done’

Future (avoir/ etre) + past participle

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Futur proche

Near future

A

‘Going to …’
Present (aller) + infinitive verb

Je vais
Tu vas
Il/ elle/ on va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils/ elles vont
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Q

Futur simple

General/ distant future

A

‘Will …’
Infinitive verb/ irregular future stem
+ future ending

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9
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Conditionnel

Conditional

A

‘Would …’
Infinitive verb/ irregular future stem
+ imperfect ending

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10
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Imperfect auxiliary

Plus-que-parfait

A
  • aurai -serais
  • auras -seras
  • aura -sera
  • aurons -serons
  • aurez -serez
  • auront -seront
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11
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Present auxiliary

Passé composé

A
  • ai -suis
  • as -es
  • a -est
  • avons -sommes
  • avez -êtes
  • ont -sont
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Passé simple

Endings

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Je   ai     is      is
Tu   as   is       is
Il/ elle/ on  a    it     it
Nous   âmes     îmes      îmes
Vous   âtes        îtes        îtes
Ils/ elles  èrent      irent       irent
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13
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Imperfect endings

Imparfait, conditional

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Je           ais 
Tu           ais 
Il/ elle/ on     ait 
Nous      ions 
Vous      iez 
Ils/ elles   aient
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Future auxiluary

Future perfect

A
  • aurai -serais
  • auras -seras
  • aura -sera
  • aurons -serons
  • aurez -serez
  • auront -seront
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Future endings

Future simple

A
  • ai
  • as
  • a
  • ons
  • ez
  • ont
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