Commenons Verbs in French Definite Articles In French

Commençons! Verbs in French

Definite Articles � In French there are four different words that mean the le, la, l’, les. � You choose one of those to agree with the noun that goes along with it. Masculine (beginning with a consonant) Feminine (beginning with a consonant) Masculine or Feminine (beginning with a vowel) Singular le la l’ Plural les les

Definite Articles Continued � Examples: Nathalie aimes bien l’ecole Patrick adores les bandes dessinées Remember there no set rules for which nouns are feminine and which are masculine.

Verbs in French The present tense in French (le présent) The present tense in French is a lot like the present tense in English. It can be used to express the following: 1. Current actions or situations 2. Habitual actions 3. Actions that will take place immediately Je parle français. Je mange le souper à 17 h. J’arrive. Je mange. = I eat, I do eat, I am eating Nous patinons. = We skate, we do skate, We are skating.

Verbs in French Formation: Infinitive verbs that end in -ER To form the present tense, take the infinitive form of the verb, take off the –er, and add the following endings according to the subjects: je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles -e -ons -ez -ent

Verb sheet: AIMER (to like/to love) Le présent J’ aime Tu aimes Il/Elle/On aime Nous aimons Vous aimez Ils/Elles aiment

Petite pratique : Les verbes en –ER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Je (chanter) Elle (jouer) Vous (donner) Ils (détester) Tu (regarder) Je (rêver) Mon ami (emprunter) Mes parents (travailler) Nous (participer) Les élèves (parler) Je chante. Elle joue. Vous donnez. Ils détestent. Tu regardes. Je rêve. Mon ami emprunte. Mes parents travaillent. Nous pparticipons. Les élèves parlent.

Verbs in French Negation (Making negative sentences) � In French, like in English, sentences or statements are either affirmative or negative. � To form a negative sentence in French we use the adverbs ne (n’) and pas. � These two little words are placed around the verb and “sandwich” it in the sentence. � If you would say don’t or doesn’t in English, it’s a negative sentence, so use the negation in French!

Verbs in French J’aime la musique. Je n’aime pas la musique. Tu manges la pomme. Tu ne manges pas la pomme. Ils commencent l’école. Ils ne commencent pas l’école.

Pratiquons la négation! 1. 2. Je (ne pas quitter) Elles (ne pas danser) Je ne quitte pas Elles ne dansent pas