PRESENT TENSE Regular Verb Formation

In French, regular verbs are conjugated by following 2 simple steps: Step 1: Form a stem Step 2:Add the correct ending for the subject of the verb

Regular –er Verbs 1. To form the stem, take the –er off the end of the infinitive. Je  Tu  Il/Elle/On  Nous  Vous  Ils/Elles  -e -es -e -ons -ez -ent Example of an –er verb conjugation: Infinitive: parler (to speak) Stem: parl- Je Tu Il/elle/on Nous Vous Ils/elles parler parle parles parle parlons parlez parlent 2. Add the following endings for the different subjects: NOTE: je  _______ when the following word begins with a ___________. j’vowel

Regular –re Verbs 1. To form the stem, take the –re off the end of the infinitive. Je  Tu  Il/Elle/On  Nous  Vous  Ils/Elles  -s - -ons -ez -ent Example of an –re verb conjugation: Infinitive: perdre (to lose) Stem: perd- Je Tu Il/elle/on Nous Vous Ils/elles perdre perds perd perdons perdez perdent 2. Add the following endings for the different subjects:

Regular –re verbs perdre vendre rendre rendre visite à attendre entendre descendre répondre dépendre to lose to sell to give back, return to visit (people) to wait for to hear to go down, get off to answer to depend

Regular –ir Verbs 1. To form the stem, take the –ir off the end of the infinitive. Je  Tu  Il/Elle/On  Nous  Vous  Ils/Elles  -is -it -issons -issez -issent Example of an –ir verb conjugation: Infinitive: choisir (to choose) Stem: chois- Je Tu Il/elle/on Nous Vous Ils/elles choisir choisis choisit choisissons choisissez choisissent 2. Add the following endings for the different subjects:

Regular –ir verbs finir choisir grossir maigrir obéir à réussir à grandir réfléchir à accomplir to finish to choose to gain weight to lose weight to obey to succeed to grow up to think, reflect to accomplish

Second Conjugation –ir Verbs Some –ir verbs are conjugated differently than finir, choisir, etc. They are called Second Conjugation –ir verbs, and they must be ________________! The following verbs are Second Conjugation –ir verbs: dormir partir sortir servir sentir MEMORIZED to leave (for a place, at a certain time) to sleep to exit (a building), or to go out to serve to feel

Second Conjugation –ir Verbs: dormir, partir, sortir, servir, sentir 1. For the singular subjects (___, ___, ___/___), take off the __________of the infinitive to form the stem. 3. For the plural subjects (____, ____, ____/____), take off the _____ to form the stem. 2.Add the following endings to the stem: Je  _____ Tu  _____ Il/Elle/On  _____ 4.Add the following endings to the stem: Nous  _____ Vous  _____ Ils/Elles  _____ je tu il elle nous vous ilselles -s -t -ons -ez -ent last 3 letters-ir

Second Conjugation –ir Verbs: dormir, partir, sortir, servir, sentir dormir Stem: JeNous TuVous Il/Elle/OnIls/Elles dor-dorm- dors dort dormons dormez dorment

Boot Verbs Boot verbs are _____ verbs that have __________ -er verb ___________ (-___, -___, -___, -___, -___, -___) Boot verbs have __________ for the subjects “out of the boot” (for ________ and ________). The ONLY thing different from a boot verb and a regular ____ verb is that the __________ has a small ___________ “in the boot” (for ___, ____, ____/_____/___, and _____/_____). -erregular endings e e esons ez ent regular stems nous vous -er stemchange je tuilelle elles ils on

Boot Verb Stem Changes InfinitiveStem change for in the boot acheter préférer payer appeler Verbs like acheter: ________, _________, ___________ Verbs like préférer: ________, __________, __________ Verbs like payer: __________ achèt- préfèr- pai- appell- amenerleverpromener espérerrépéteraccélérer essayer

Boot Verb Conjugation acheter J’Nous TuVous Il/Elle/OnIls/Elles achète achètes achète achetons achetez achètent préférer JeNous TuVous Il/Elle/OnIls/Elles préfère préfères préfère préférons préférez préfèrent

Regular –er Verbs 1. Form a _________ by taking the ______ off the end of the infinitive. Je  Tu  Il/Elle/On  Nous  Vous  Ils/Elles  Example of an –er verb conjugation: Infinitive: parler (to speak) Stem: parl- Je Tu Il/elle/on Nous Vous Ils/elles parler 2. Add the following __________ to the ______ for the different subjects: NOTE: je  _______ when the following word begins with a ___________.

Second Conjugation –ir Verbs Some –ir verbs are conjugated differently than finir, choisir, etc. They are called Second Conjugation –ir verbs, and they must be ________________! The following verbs are Second Conjugation –ir verbs: dormir partir sortir servir sentir

Second Conjugation –ir Verbs: dormir, partir, sortir, servir, sentir 1. For the singular subjects (___, ___, ___/___), take off the of the infinitive to form the stem. 3. For the plural subjects (____, ____, ____/____), take off the to form the stem. 2.Add the following endings to the stem: Je  _____ Tu  _____ Il/Elle/On  _____ 4.Add the following endings to the stem: Nous  _____ Vous  _____ Ils/Elles  _____

Second Conjugation –ir Verbs: dormir, partir, sortir, servir, sentir dormir Stem: JeNous TuVous Il/Elle/OnIls/Elles

Boot Verbs Boot verbs are _____ verbs that have __________ -er verb ___________ (-___, -___, -___, -___, -___, -___) Boot verbs have __________ _______ for the subjects “out of the boot” (for ________ and ________). The ONLY thing different from a boot verb and a regular ____ verb is that the __________ has a small ___________ “in the boot” (for ___, ____, ____/_____/___, and _____/_____).

Boot Verb Stem Changes InfinitiveStem change for in the boot acheter préférer payer appeler Verbs like acheter: ________, _________, ___________ Verbs like préférer: ________, __________, __________ Verbs like payer: __________