1. Present tense
Understand and use present tense verbs
Qu’est-ce que c’est en anglais? je tu il
elle on
nous
vous
ils
elles
they (women) I
you (formal/plural) he
they (men/mixed group)
she
you (singular)
one we

2. Ils/elles?

3. tu/vous?

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

5. The present Tense:
To form the present tense you need:
The subject
Chop the er/re/ir off the infinitive
Present tense endings

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

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

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

9. Examples: SUBJECT: Je (I) Tu (you singular) Il/elle (he/she) Nous (we)
I wait (attendre)
He chooses (choisir)
They (mixed group) love (aimer)
We reply (répondre)
You (singular, informal) live (habiter)
6) she speaks (parler)
7) You (plural) succeed (réussir)
8) I finish (finir)
9) You (singular,polite) defend (défendre)
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
- e
- es
- ons
- ez
- ent RE
- s -
- ons
- ez
- ent IR
- is
- it
- issons
- issez
- issent