THE PRESENT TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS There are

THE PRESENT TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS

There are 3 types of regular verbs in French: • Verbs which end in ‘er’ - eg. Jouer – to play, Chanter – to sing

There are 3 types of regular verbs in French: • Verbs which end in ‘er’ - eg. Jouer – to play, Chanter – to sing • Verbs which end in ‘re’ – eg. Vendre – to sell, Répondre – to reply

There are 3 types of regular verbs in French: • Verbs which end in ‘er’ - eg. Jouer – to play, Chanter – to sing • Verbs which end in ‘re’ – eg. Vendre – to sell, Répondre – to reply • Verbs which end in ‘ir’ - eg. Finir – to finish, Remplir – to fill

Regular Verbs • These verbs are called REGULAR VERBS, which means that they follow a REGULAR pattern.

Regular Verbs • These verbs are called REGULAR VERBS, which means that they follow a REGULAR pattern. • Regular verbs have a different ending according to the person or the subject of the verb.

Regular Verbs • These verbs are called REGULAR VERBS, which means that they follow a REGULAR pattern. • Regular verbs have a different ending according to the person or the subject of the verb. • We call the person or the subject of the verb a subject pronoun.

Subject Pronouns • Je / J’ - I • Tu - You (singular, familiar) • Il - He / It • Elle - She / It • On - One / We / They / People • Nous – We • Vous – You (plural, polite) • Ils – They (masculine or a mixed group) • Elles – They (feminine)

ER verbs • To form an ‘er’ verb first take off the ‘er’ then add the following endings:

ER verbs • To form an ‘er’ verb first take off the ‘er’ then add the following endings: • Je e

ER verbs • To form an ‘er’ verb first take off the ‘er’ then add the following endings: • Je e • Tu es

ER verbs • To form an ‘er’ verb first take off the ‘er’ then add the following endings: • Je e • Tu es • Il/Elle/On e

ER verbs • To form an ‘er’ verb first take off the ‘er’ then add the following endings: • Je e • Tu es • Il/Elle/On e • Nous ons

ER verbs • To form an ‘er’ verb first take off the ‘er’ then add the following endings: • Je e • Tu es • Il/Elle/On e • Nous ons • Vous ez

ER verbs • To form an ‘er’ verb first take off the ‘er’ then add the following endings: • Je e • Tu es • Il/Elle/On e • Nous ons • Vous ez • Ils/Elles ent

Jouer – to play

RE verbs • To form an ‘re’ verb first take off the ‘re’ then add the following endings:

RE verbs • To form an ‘re’ verb first take off the ‘re’ then add the following endings: • Je s

RE verbs • To form an ‘re’ verb first take off the ‘re’ then add the following endings: • Je s • Tu s

RE verbs • To form an ‘re’ verb first take off the ‘re’ then add the following endings: • Je s • Tu s • Il/Elle/On - (nothing)

RE verbs • To form an ‘re’ verb first take off the ‘re’ then add the following endings: • Je s • Tu s • Il/Elle/On - (nothing) • Nous ons

RE verbs • To form an ‘re’ verb first take off the ‘re’ then add the following endings: • Je s • Tu s • Il/Elle/On - (nothing) • Nous ons • Vous ez

RE verbs • To form an ‘re’ verb first take off the ‘re’ then add the following endings: • Je s • Tu s • Il/Elle/On - (nothing) • Nous ons • Vous ez • Ils/Elles ent

Vendre – to sell

IR verbs • To form an ‘ir’ verb first take off the ‘ir’ then add the following endings:

IR verbs • To form an ‘ir’ verb first take off the ‘ir’ then add the following endings: • Je is

IR verbs • To form an ‘ir’ verb first take off the ‘ir’ then add the following endings: • Je is • Tu is

IR verbs • To form an ‘ir’ verb first take off the ‘ir’ then add the following endings: • Je is • Tu is • /Elle/On it

IR verbs • To form an ‘ir’ verb first take off the ‘ir’ then add the following endings: • Je is • Tu is • /Elle/On it • Nous issons

IR verbs • To form an ‘ir’ verb first take off the ‘ir’ then add the following endings: • Je is • Tu is • /Elle/On it • Nous issons • Vous issez

IR verbs • To form an ‘ir’ verb first take off the ‘ir’ then add the following endings: • Je is • Tu is • /Elle/On it • Nous issons • Vous issez • Ils/Elles issent

Finir – to finish