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French Tenses
- Past
- Imperfect
- 2 steps
- Subject+verb stem with ending
- Je stem+ais
- Tu stem+ais
- Il/Elle/on stem+ait
- Nous stem+ions
- Vous stem+iez
- Ils/Elles stem+aient
- Ils regardaient
- Ils regardaient
- Vous regardiez
- Ils/Elles stem+aient
- Nous regardions
- Vous stem+iez
- ll regardait
- Nous stem+ions
- Tu regardais
- Il/Elle/on stem+ait
- Je regardais
- Tu stem+ais
- TIP-Most common verb stems
can be found in the middle
section of your french dictionary
- Je stem+ais
- Subject+verb stem with ending
- was, used to...
- It's used to described something
that happened over a period of
time, 'i used to walk to school'
- Or has been interrupted by
the perfect, 'i was talking on
the phone when...'
- Or has been interrupted by
the perfect, 'i was talking on
the phone when...'
- It's used to described something
that happened over a period of
time, 'i used to walk to school'
- 2 steps
- Perfect
- 'the equivalent of 'ed' in English, 'watched' or 'played'
- The action has been completed
- The action has been completed
- 3 steps
- Subject+'part of avoir'+past participle
- Je+ai
- Tu es
- Il/Elle/On a
- Nous avons
- Vous avez
- Ils/Elles ont
- Ils ont regarde
- Ils ont regarde
- Vous avez regarde
- Ils/Elles ont
- Nous avons regarde
- Vous avez
- Il a regarde
- Nous avons
- Tu es regarde
- Il/Elle/On a
- J'ai regarde
- Last E has an accent on
- Last E has an accent on
- Tu es
- Or, Subject+part of 'etre'+different past participle
- TIP- A nice way to
remember the verbs
that follow etre is
MRS VAN DER TRAMP
or MR V
DREAMPANTS
- Sortir
- Tombe
- Naitre
- Aller
- Partir
- Monter
- Arrive
- Entre
- Retourner
- Descendu
- Venir
- Reste
- Mourir
- Die
- Die
- Stay
- Mourir
- Come
- Reste
- Down
- Venir
- Return
- Descendu
- Enter
- Retourner
- Arrive
- Entre
- Go up
- Arrive
- Leave
- Monter
- Go
- Partir
- Born
- Aller
- Fall
- Naitre
- Go out
- Tombe
- They are also
all to do with
movement
- Sortir
- Je suis
- Tu es
- Il/Elle/On est
- Nous sommes
- Vous etes
- Ils/Elles
- Ils/Elles
- Vous etes
- Nous sommes
- Il/Elle/On est
- Tu es
- TIP- A nice way to
remember the verbs
that follow etre is
MRS VAN DER TRAMP
or MR V
DREAMPANTS
- Je+ai
- Subject+'part of avoir'+past participle
- 'the equivalent of 'ed' in English, 'watched' or 'played'
- Imperfect
- Future
- Near
- 'I am going to...'
- 3 steps
- Subject+ part of 'aller'+infinitive
- Je vais...
- Tu vas...
- Il/Elle/On va...
- Nous allons...
- Vous allez...
- Ils/Elles vont...
- Ils vont boire
- Ils vont boire
- Vous allez prendre
- Ils/Elles vont...
- Nous allons aller
- Vous allez...
- Il va jouer
- Nous allons...
- Tu vas manger
- Il/Elle/On va...
- Je vais regarder
- Tu vas...
- Je vais...
- Subject+ part of 'aller'+infinitive
- 'I am going to...'
- Simple
- TIP-If you know someone called Will, call them
'Simple Will' throughout your french lessons.
The simple future is, 'I will...' Hence, 'Simple Will'
- 2 steps
- Subject+Infinitive
- and endings
- Je inf+ai
- Tu inf+as
- Il/Elle/On inf+a
- Nous inf+ons
- Vous inf+ez
- Ils/Elles inf+ont
- Ils Mangeront
- Ils Mangeront
- Vous Mangerez
- Ils/Elles inf+ont
- Nous Mangerons
- Vous inf+ez
- Il Mangera
- Nous inf+ons
- Tu Mangeras
- Il/Elle/On inf+a
- Je Mangerai
- Tu inf+as
- Je inf+ai
- and endings
- Subject+Infinitive
- TIP-If you know someone called Will, call them
'Simple Will' throughout your french lessons.
The simple future is, 'I will...' Hence, 'Simple Will'
- Near
- Present Tense
- 3 steps
- Subject+stem+ending
- Je stem+no ending
- Tu stem+es
- Il/Elle/On stem+no ending
- Nous stem+ons
- Vous stem+ez
- Ils/Elles stem+ent
- lls regardent
- lls regardent
- Vous regardez
- Ils/Elles stem+ent
- Nous regardons
- Vous stem+ez
- Il regarde
- Nous stem+ons
- Tu regardes
- Il/Elle/On stem+no ending
- Je regarde
- Tu stem+es
- these endings are for -er and -re verbs
- Je stem+no ending
- Subject+stem+ending
- 3 steps
- Conditional
- Subjuct+stem+ending
- Je stem+ais
- Tu stem+ais
- Il/Elle/On stem+ait
- Nous stem+ions
- Vous stem+iez
- Ils/Elles stem+aient
- Ils voudraient
- Ils voudraient
- Vous voudriez
- Ils/Elles stem+aient
- Nous voudrions
- Vous stem+iez
- Il voudrait
- Nous stem+ions
- Tu voudrais
- Il/Elle/On stem+ait
- Je voudrais
- Tu stem+ais
- Je stem+ais
- I would...
- TIP- I would just use, 'Je
voudrais' in your writing CA as its simple
- Je voudrais- I would
like
- Je souhaiterhais- I would wish to
- Je souhaiterhais- I would wish to
- Subjuct+stem+ending
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