1. Introduction to Verb Conjugations

2. C’est quoi un VERBE? Action of the sentence. Consider: Don’t give strangers access to your bank account. If the internet is down, you can’t access the website.

3. Infinitives and Finites In English, we use the word ‘to’ when giving a verb in the infinitive form. The finite, or conjugated form, looks different than the infinitive because it is bound by time.

4. Types of French Verbs 3 classes of regular French verbs Classification is determined by the last two letters of the verb

6. STEM PRACTICE Identify the stems of each of the verbs that you see. Remember, to find the stem you need to remove the classified ending.

7. PARLER PARL-

8. JOUER JOU-

9. VENDRE VEND

10. CHOISIR CHOIS-

11. AIMER AIM-

12. RESSEMBLER RESSEMBL-

13. RÉFLÉCHIR RÉFLÉCH-

14. MAIGRIR MAIGR-

15. DESCENDRE DESCEND-

16. GROSSIR GROSS-

17. Conjugation of Verbs Kind of like a simple math equation INFINITIVE VERB – CLASSIFICATION ENDING+ PRONOUN ENDING = CONJUGATED VERB

19. IRREGULAR VERBS Unfortunately, not all verbs follow a conjugation pattern. These are called irregular verbs

20. AVOIR TO HAVE