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Present tense You will use this tense to describe what: is happening happens (on

Present tense You will use this tense to describe what: is happening happens (on a regular basis) does happen (if you wish to stress the action) In other words there are 3 ways of expressing this tense in English. In French there is only 1 way: e. g. she sings } she is singing* } elle chante she does sing } *Note here that you must not translate is e. g. elle est chante

Regular Verbs • There are 3 groups: er/ir/re verbs. They are grouped in these

Regular Verbs • There are 3 groups: er/ir/re verbs. They are grouped in these categories because they end in er/ir/re. ER verbs are by far the most numerous. • ER Verbs • To conjugate (to use an er verb in all its forms i. e. je, tu, il etc. ) an er verb you must: • (a) take away (er) to obtain the stem • e. g. chanter chant • (b) add endings on to the stem: e/es/e/ons/ez/ent

Present tense of an er verb Je chante – I sing/I am singing/I do

Present tense of an er verb Je chante – I sing/I am singing/I do sing Tu chantes – you sing/ you are singing/you do sing Il/elle chante – he/she sings; he/she is singing; Nous chantons – we sing/we are singing/we do sing Vous chantez – you sing/you are singing/you do sing Ils/elles chantent – they sing/they are singing/they do sing

Practice of an er verb in present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Practice of an er verb in present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Elle Je Nous Tu Vous Ils (parler) (marcher) (arriver) (rater) (attraper) (entrer)

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Elle parle Je marche Nous arrivons Tu

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Elle parle Je marche Nous arrivons Tu rates Vous attrapez Ils entrent

IR Verbs • (a) Take away (ir) to obtain stem: • Finir Fin •

IR Verbs • (a) Take away (ir) to obtain stem: • Finir Fin • add endings on to the stem: is/is/it/issons/issez/issent

Present tense of an ir verb • Je finis • Tu finis - •

Present tense of an ir verb • Je finis • Tu finis - • Il/elle finit - • nous finissons • vous finissez • ils/elles finissent - I finish/I am finishing/I do finish You finish/you are finishing/you do finish He/she finishes; he/she is finishing; he/she does finish we finish/we are finishing/we do finish you finish/you are finishing/you do finish they finish/they are finishing/ they do finish

Practice of an ir verb in present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Practice of an ir verb in present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Elle Nous Tu Je Vous Ils (choisir) (maudir) (finir) (ternir) (sertir) (verdir)

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Elle choisit Nous maudissons Tu finis Je

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Elle choisit Nous maudissons Tu finis Je ternis Vous sertissez Ils verdissent

RE Verbs • • Take away re vendre = vend add endings on to

RE Verbs • • Take away re vendre = vend add endings on to the stem s/s/no ending/ons/ez/ent

Present tense of an re verb • Je vends • Tu vends - I

Present tense of an re verb • Je vends • Tu vends - I sell/I am selling/I do sell You sell/you are selling/you do sell • Il/elle vend- S/he sells/s/he is selling • Nous vendons • Vous vendez - we sell/we are selling you sell/you are selling • Ils/elles vendent- they sell/they are selling

Practice of an re verb in the present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Practice of an re verb in the present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Tu Nous Vous Je Elle Ils (descendre) (répondre) (suspendre) (dépendre) (pondre)

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Tu descends Nous répondons Vous

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Tu descends Nous répondons Vous suspendez Je dépends Elle pend Ils pondent I shall learn all irregular verbs i. e. from avoir to vouloir in present, perfect, imperfect and future tense by end of October. To do so I shall learn eight verbs a week.

• I shall learn all irregular verbs i. e. from avoir to vouloir

• I shall learn all irregular verbs i. e. from avoir to vouloir in present, perfect, imperfect and future tense by end of October. To do so I shall learn eight verbs a week. • I shall spend at least 40 minutes a week on grammatical rules i. e. 10 minutes a day for four days. • I shall try to improve my marks in the reading test by , the listening test by and the written test by.

Reflexive Verbs • They follow the same pattern as er, ir, re verbs but

Reflexive Verbs • They follow the same pattern as er, ir, re verbs but they take a reflexive pronoun before the verb • Je me lave: I wash/I am washing/I do wash • Tu te laves You wash/you are washing/you do wash • Il/elle se lave: he/she washes; he/she is washing; he/she does wash • Nous nous lavons we wash/we are washing/we do wash • Vous vous lavez you wash/you are washing/you do wash • Ils/elles se lavent they wash/they are washing/they do wash

Practice of reflexive verbs in present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Il

Practice of reflexive verbs in present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Il Vous Tu Je Nous Elles (se laver) (se réveiller) (se coucher) (se baigner) (se doucher) ( se peigner)

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Il se lave Vous vous réveillez Tu

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Il se lave Vous vous réveillez Tu te couches Je me baigne Nous nous douchons Elles se peignent

Negative Form (present tense) • Place ne before verb and pas after it. •

Negative Form (present tense) • Place ne before verb and pas after it. • e. g. je ne chante pas – I do not sing/I am not singing • e. g. il ne finit pas – he does not finish • e. g. je ne me lave pas – I do not wash • e. g. nous ne nous lavons pas – we do not wash

Practice of negative form in present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Practice of negative form in present tense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Elle Je Vous Tu Nous Ils Je Elle (chanter) (choisir) (vendre) (se laver) (se coucher) (se doucher) (s’habiller) (s’éveiller)

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Elle ne chante pas Je

Réponses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Elle ne chante pas Je ne choisis pas Vous ne vendez pas Tu ne te laves pas Nous ne nous couchons pas Ils ne se douchent pas Je ne m’habille pas Elle ne s’éveille pas

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