1. THE PRESENT TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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)

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

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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Jouer – to play

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

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

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

20. 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)

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. Vendre – to sell

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

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

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

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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. Finir – to finish