Learning patterns is a key to mastering the conjugating of French verbs. Conjugating in French step by step.

Learning patterns Learning patterns is is a keya key to mastering to mastering the conjugating of the conjugating of

French verbs.French verbs.

Conjugating in Frenchstep by step

Regular or irregular?Regular or irregular?

First, determine if the verb is First, determine if the verb is

irregularirregular::

1) Know which are the irregulars.1) Know which are the irregulars. 2)2) They are usually common verbs They are usually common verbs.

3) They are unique unique (no pattern)(no pattern) & you have to study study each one.each one.

The good news about The good news about REGULARREGULAR verbs: verbs:

They only have one of three endings They only have one of three endings They follow a patternThey follow a pattern..

IIYouYouHe, she, oneHe, she, one

WeWeYouYouTheyThey masculine &

feminine

JeJeTuTuIl, elle,onIl, elle,on

NousNousVousVousIls,ellesIls,elles

SubjectSubject PronounsPronounsDoesn’t matter if the verb is Doesn’t matter if the verb is regularregular or or

irregularirregular::

The pronouns are The pronouns are alwaysalways in the in the same same orderorder..

Regular verbs: the pattern Regular verbs: the pattern explainedexplained

The infinitive of most verbs in French end in the letters The infinitive of most verbs in French end in the letters

ERER..

Lesser numbers end in the letters Lesser numbers end in the letters IRIR and and RERE..

Most follow a regular pattern Most follow a regular pattern for each 'ending group‘ for each 'ending group‘ aboveabove. .

Exceptions to this pattern are called irregular verbs.

So if you learn the regular patterns you will know the patterns So if you learn the regular patterns you will know the patterns for most verbs. for most verbs.

To conjugate each verb in the present tense, the last two To conjugate each verb in the present tense, the last two letters letters (ER, IR, RE) (ER, IR, RE) are dropped and a different ending is are dropped and a different ending is added for each pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, you all, added for each pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, you all, they). they).

What Regular verb families do we What Regular verb families do we know so far?know so far?

Verbs of the ER Verbs of the ER familyfamily

je tu il, elle nous vous ils,

elles - e - e - es - es - e - e - ons - ons - ez - ez - ent - ent parlee parleses parle e parlonon

s s parlezez parlenen

t t

ParlParlererTake the Take the ““ERER” ” offoff

and replace it by the following and replace it by the following endings:endings:

E ES E ONS EZ ENTE ES E ONS EZ ENT

video & prononciation Parlervideo & prononciation ParlerJe parlJe parleeTu parlTu parlesesIl parlIl parleeElle parlElle parleeOn parlOn parleeNous parlNous parlonsonsVous parlVous parlezezIls parlIls parlententElles parlElles parlentent

AimAimererPrononciation & video Aimer

J’aimJ’aimeeTu aimTu aimesesIl, elle, on aimIl, elle, on aimee

Nous aimNous aimonsonsVous aimVous aimezezIls, elles aimIls, elles aimentent

IRIR verbs verbsFinir prononciation & videoFinir prononciation & video

Regular Regular IRIR verbs follow the following verbs follow the following pattern:pattern:

There are, however, a number of irregular IRIR verbs, and these are the are the most popularmost popular.

SSortir ortir PPartir and artir and DDormir ormir are are irregularirregular IRIR verbs. verbs. (to go out), (to leave) (to go out), (to leave) and (to sleep).and (to sleep).

Finir : To finishje tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles

- is - is - is - is - it - it - - issons issons

- issez - issez - - issent issent

finfinisis finfinisis finfinitit finfinissoissonsns

finfinisseissezz

finfinisseissentnt

Verbs of the RE familyLe verbe rendre vidéo &

prononciationExemple: Le verbe RENDRE (to return)

Je rends Tu rends

Il, elle, on rend

Nous rendons Vous rendez

Ils, elles rendentEst-ce que tu rends tes livres à la

bibliothèque?

First, a few exceptions in the ER family!

Note: è sounds like the e in ED or met.è sounds like the e in ED or met.

Acheeter (to buy) Préféérer (to prefer)

J’achèèteTu achèètesIl, elle, on achèète

Nous acheetonsVous acheetezIls, elles achèètent

Je préfèèreTu préfèèresIl, elle, on préfèère

Nous préfééronsVous préféérezIls, elles préfèèrent

Two more exceptions in the ER family.

Mangerger (to eat) Commencercer (to begin)

Je mangeTu mangesIl, elle, on mangeNous mangeeonsVous mangezIls, elles mangent

Je commenceTu commencesIl, elle, on commence

Nous commenççonsVous commencezIls, elles commencent

Irregular verb Irregular verb AllAllererprononciation & video Allerprononciation & video Aller

JeJe vvaisaisTuTu vvasasIlIl vva a HeHe goes goesElleElle vvaaOnOn vvaaNousNous allallonsonsVousVous allallezezIlsIls vvontontEllesElles vvontontNote: Note: Aller is the only big exception in Aller is the only big exception in

the ER family.the ER family.

Irregular verb Irregular verb ÊtreÊtreVideo & prononciationVideo & prononciation

La conjugaison du verbe être

JeJe suis suis I I amam

TuTu esesIlIl estestElleElle estestOnOn estestNousNous sommessommesVousVous êtesêtesIlsIls sontsontEllesElles sontsont

Irregular verb Irregular verb AvoirAvoirvideo & prononciation Avoirvideo & prononciation AvoirJ’J’aiaiTuTu as as YouYou

havehaveIlIl a aElleElle a aOnOn a aNousNous avons avonsVousVous avez avezIlsIls ont ontEllesElles ont ont

video & prononciation Fairevideo & prononciation Faire

Le verbe faire (to Le verbe faire (to do)do)

JeJe fais faisTuTu fais faisIlIl fait faitElleElle fait fait SheShe is doing is doingOnOn fait faitNousNous faisons faisonsVousVous faitesfaitesIlsIls font fontEllesElles font font