Français II – Lecon 4B Structures -verbs prendre and boire -partitives -regular –ir verbs

Prendre = to take, to have (This verb is irregular Prendre = to take, to have (This verb is irregular. It does not follow a pattern and you will have to memorize each word.) je prends nous prenons tu prends vous prenez il prend ils prennent elle prend elles prennent on prend Negative: Je ne prends pas…

There are other verbs that follow the same pattern as prendre. Apprendre (to learn) J’apprends Tu apprends Il/elle/on apprend Nous apprenons Vous apprenez Ils/elles apprennent Comprendre (to understand) Je comprends Tu comprends Il/elle/on comprend Nous comprenons Vous comprenez Ils/elles comprennent

Boire = to drink (This verb is irregular) Je bois Nous buvons Tu bois Vous buvez Il boit ils boivent Elle boit elle boivent On boit Negative: Nous ne buvons pas de Coca.

Partitives – In French, partitive articles are used to express some or any. To form the partitive, use the preposition de followed by a definite article. Je bois du thé chaud. Elle prend de l’eau? I drink (some) hot tea. Is she having (some) water?

Tu prends de la soup tous les jours. Tu prends une banane, aussi. Partitive articles are only used with non-count nouns (nouns whose quantity cannont be expressed by a number). Tu prends de la soup tous les jours. Tu prends une banane, aussi. You have (some) soup every day. You have a banana, too.

To give a negative response to a question asked using the partitive structure, always use ne…pas de. Est-ce qu’il a du lait? Does he have any milk? Non, il n’a pas de lait. No, he doesn’t have any milk.

Regular –ir verbs Like regular –er verbs, there are several verbs that end in “–ir” that follow a pattern. You have to take off the “-ir” on the infinitive and put the new ending on to conjugate the verb. (**Note: Not ALL verbs that end in –ir are automatically “regular –ir verbs”…like avoir, for example.)

Finir = to finish (Regular –ir verb) Je finis Nous finissons Tu finis Vous finissez Il finit Ils finissent Elle finit Elles finissent On finit Negative: Nous ne finissons pas la pizza.

Other regular –ir verbs will be conjugated the same way Other regular –ir verbs will be conjugated the same way. (Remove the –ir and add the new ending. ) Choisir = to choose Je choisis nous choisissons Tu choisis vous choisissez Il choisit ils choisissent Elle choisit elles choisissent On choisit

Here are some other regular –ir verbs finir choisir grandir

grossir maigrir obéir (à)

réfléchir (à) réagir réussir (à)

rougir viellir