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Verb Conjugations Flashcards

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Q 
Conjugate Tenir
(& what does it mean)
A

(to keep / hold / support)
je tien-s
tu tien-s
il/elle/on tien-t

nous ten-ons
vous ten-ez

ils/elles tienn-nent

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Conjugate Venir
(& what does it mean)
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(to come with)
je vien-s
tu vien-s
il/elle/on vien-t

nous ven-ons
vous ven-ez

ils/elles vienn-nent

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Conjugate être

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je            suis
tu            es
il/elle/on est
nous       sommes
vous       êtes
ils/eles    sont
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Conjugate avoir
(& what does it mean)
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(to have)
je            ai
tu            as
il/elle/on a
nous       avons
vous       avez
ils/eles    ont
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Conjugate aller
(& what does it mean)
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(to go)
je            vais
tu            vas
il/elle/on va
nous       allons
vous       allez
ils/eles    vont
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What is the conjugation for the 250 verbs ending in the first -IR group?
What part of the word gets dropped?
(Use FINIR as an example)

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je            fini - s
tu            fini - s
il/elle/on fini - t    (the "s" & "t" are all silent)
nous       fini - ssons  "son"
vous       fini - ssez     "say"
ils/eles    fini - ssent    "cease"
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What is the conjugation for the 7 verbs ending in the second -IR group?
What part of the word gets dropped?
(Use OUVRIR as an example)

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(drop the final "R")
je            ouvr - e
tu            ouvr - es
il/elle/on ouvr - e
nous       ouvr - ons  "on"
vous       ouvr - ez     "say"
ils/eles    ouvr - ent    "cease"
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List the 7 verbs ending in the second -IR group and explain the meaning of each one

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S: Souffrir - suffer / endure
O: Ouvrir - open
O: Offrir - offer / give / treat

A: Accueillir - welcome
C: Cueillir - pick / pluck
D: Découvrir - dig out
C: Couvrir -cover up

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List the 7 verbs ending in the third -IR group and explain the meaning of each one

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S: Sentir - smell / detect / become aware of
M: Mentir - tell lies
P: Partir - go / leave / start of

S: Sortir - go outside / step out
S: Servir - serve / wait upon

C: Courir - go around / run
D: Dormir - to sleep

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What is the conjugation for the 7 verbs ending in the third -IR group?
What part of the word gets dropped?
(Use sortIR as an example)

A

(drop the last 3 letters ?IR)
je sorS

(drop the IR)
vous sortEZ “say”

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What is the conjugation for the verbs ending in -UIRE?
What part of the word gets dropped?
Use condUIRE (to drive) as an example

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(drop the RE)

  • uis conduiS
  • uisez conduiSEZ
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What is the conjugation for the verbs ending in -TTRE?
What part of the word gets dropped?
Use meTTRE (to put) as an example

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Drop the TRE for je/tu/il/elle
Drop the RE for nous/vous/ils/elles

je metS
vous mettEZ

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What is the conjugation for the verbs ending in -DRE?
What part of the word gets dropped?
Use attenDRE (to wait) as an example

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(drop the RE)

  • je attendS
  • vous attendEZ
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What is the conjugation for the verbs ending in -INDRE?
What part of the word gets dropped?
Use peINDRE (to paint) as an example

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Drop the DRE

je peinS
vous peiGnEZ       (note the G added before the N)
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What is the conjugation for the verbs ending in -VRE?
What part of the word gets dropped?
Use viVRE (to live) as an example

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je viS     (drop the VRE)
vous vivEZ    (drop the RE)
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What is the conjugation for the verbs ending in -IRE?
What part of the word gets dropped?
Use écrIRE (write/spell) as an example

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j’écriS drop the RE

vous écriVEZ drop the RE

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What is the conjugation for the verbs ending in -AÎTRE?
What part of the word gets dropped?
Use connAÎTRE (to know / be acquainted with as an example)

A

drop the TRE

je connaîS add S
vous connaîSSEZ add SSEZ

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Passé Composé

How do you say “I did”

A

J’ai fait

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Q

Passé Composé

How do you say “I had”

A

J’ai eu

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Q

Passé Composé

How do you say “I went”

A

je suis allé(e)

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Passé Composé

How do you say “I wanted”

A

J’ai voulu (vouloir)

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Q 
Conjugate faire
(& what does it mean)
A

To make/ to do

je           fais
tu           fais
il/elle      fait
nous      faisons
vous      faite
ils/elles  font

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