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Present tense Understand use present tense verbs Qu’est-ce que c’est en anglais? a) je b) tu c) il d) elle e) on f) nous g) vous h) ils i) elles 1. they (women) 2. I 3. you (formal/plural) 4. he 5. they (men/mixed group) 6. she 7. you (singular) 8. one 9. we

Ils/elles?

tu/vous?

• Put these verbs into groups: finir aimer repondre jouer vendre attendre habiter choisir Extra: What form are these verbs in?

The present Tense: To form the present tense you need: 1) The subject 2) Chop the er/re/ir off the infinitive 3) Present tense endings

Regular -er verbs: subject Je Tu Il/elle Nous Vous Ils/Elles stem + (I) (you singular) (he/she) (we) (you polite/ (plural) (they) + + Chop the –er off the infinitive For example: jouer stem=jou ending + - es - e - ons - ez - ent

Regular -re verbs: subject Je Tu Il/elle Nous Vous Ils/Elles stem + (I) (you singular) (he/she) (we) (you polite/ (plural) (they) + + Chop the –re off the infinitive For example: vendre stem=vend ending + - s - ons - ez - ent

Regular -ir verbs: subject Je Tu Il/elle Nous Vous Ils/Elles stem + (I) (you singular) (he/she) (we) (you polite/ (plural) (they) + + Chop the –ir off the infinitive For example: finir stem=fin ending + - is - it - issons - issez - issent

Examples: 1) I wait (attendre) 6) she speaks (parler) 2) He chooses (choisir) 7) You (plural) succeed (réussir) 3) They (mixed group) love (aimer) 8) I finish (finir) 4) We reply (répondre) 9) You (singular, polite) defend (défendre) 5) You (singular, informal) live (habiter) 10) They (girls) work (travailler) SUBJECT: Je (I) Tu (you singular) Il/elle (he/she) Nous (we) Vous (you polite/ (plural) Ils/Elles (they) INFINITIVE: Chop off the -er/-re/–ir For example: jouer stem=jou vendre stem=vend finir stem=fin ER RE IR -e - es -e - ons - ez - ent -s -s - ons - ez - ent - is - it - issons - issez - issent