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Lesson - Section 2: The Verb Classes and their Present Tense Conjugations
PART 1: PRESENT TENSE VERBS
Section 2: The Verb Classes and their Present Tense Conjugations There are three main groups of verbs in French, and they are classified as follows: Première Groupe (1st group) - les verbes ER Deuxième Groupe (2nd group) - les verbes IR Troisième Groupe (3rd group) - les verbes RE Each group of verbs has a different present tense conjugation, depending on which pronoun is used: Première (1e) Groupe (1st group) - les verbes ER Je __________e Tu __________es Il __________e Elle ________e Nous ________ons Vous ________ez Ils ________ent Elles _______ent For all regular ER verbs, they are conjugated by replacing the -ER ending with the listed conjugation. Take, for example, the verb parler, or to speak. Je parle Tu parles Il parle Elle parle Nous parlons Vous parlez Ils parlent Elles parlent hear it conjugated here Deuxième (2e) Groupe (2nd group) - les verbes IR Type I Je __________is Tu __________is Il __________it Elle ________it Nous ________issons Vous ________issez Ils ________issent Elles _______issent For all regular IR verbs, they are conjugated by replacing the -IR ending with the listed conjugation. Take, for example, the verb finir, or to finish. Je finis Tu finis Il finit Elle finit Nous finissons Vous finissez Ils finissent Elles finissent hear it conjugated here There is another type of IR verb that is conjugated in a similar but not exactly the same way; Let's call them "les verbes IR Type II". They are conjugated as follows: Je __________s Tu __________s Il __________t Elle ________t Nous ________ons Vous ________ez Ils ________ent Elles _______ent Take, for example, the verb sortir, or to leave. Je sors Tu sors Il sort Elle sort Nous sortons Vous sortez Ils sortent Elles sortent hear it conjugated here How do you tell which IR conjugation to use? This is a note I wrote somebody who asked: If you can translate the verb by a word that ends in -ish, it belongs to IR type I. If the verb comes from an adjective (to get red, to get white, etc..) it belongs to IR type I. If it is choisir, obéir, or réfléchir, or remplir, it also belongs to IR type I. Many other verbs belong to IR type II - yet others have their own case. Troisième (3e) Groupe (3rd group) - les verbes RE Je __________s Tu __________s Il __________(none) Elle ________(none) Nous ________ons Vous ________ez Ils ________ent Elles _______ent For all regular RE verbs, they are conjugated by replacing the -RE ending with the listed conjugation. However, RE verbs have a variety of irregular conjugations. Here is your first introduction to irregular verbs in French Take, for example, the verb mettre, or to put. Note the double t in the plural; this is done also in many other verbs ending in -TRE. Je mets Tu mets Il met Elle met Nous mettons Vous mettez Ils mettent Elles mettent hear it conjugated here In English, there are several present tenses. For example, you can say I do go, I go, or I am going. French does not make this distinction. There is only one present tense in French. Now for your homework Please PM me the answers to the following questions. 1. Conjugate the verb dormir (to sleep), being careful to use the conjugations for IR verb Type II. Je/tu use dors, while il/elle use dort. 2. Conjugate the verb écrire (to write), being careful of the following: The conjugations in plural require an extra v on the left end. i.e. -vons instead of -ons (yes, another irregularity). Il/Elle use écrit. There is élision between Je and the conjugated form of the verb, i.e. j'e_____ not je e_________. The 3. Conjugate the verb battre (to beat), being careful to use a double t in the plural. 4. Conjugate the verb chanter (to sing). 5. Conjugate the verb polir (to polish), using IR verbs type I. 6. Conjugate the verb grossir (to gain weight), using IR verbs type I. 7. Conjugate the verb entendre (to hear). 8. Conjugate the verb donner (to give). 9. Conjugate the verb continuer (to continue). 10. Conjugate the verb dire (to say), being careful of: After removing -RE, put an s in its place for all plural conjugations. The vous conjugation is vous dites (sorry, must memorize this). Il/Elle use dit. If there are no comments, use the regular conjugation. Last edited by garçoncanadien; 02-16-2007 at 01:53 PM.. |
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I learnt so much from doing that! Merci beaucoup
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ugh. deja vous.
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Dammit I Jus Gonna Correct Myself!!!
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"to be doing something" can be translated "être en train de" in French. It really specifies that you're doing something right now. For example "je suis en train de manger" = "I am eating". Although, it's used way more often in English...
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ah but isn't a train something you ride?
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Yes but the word has nothing to do with trains here . It's just an expression and another meaning... Maybe etymologically, it had to do with trains but I don't know.
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It could also be the act of being taught something (in english).
Multiple meanings are everywhere! |
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In the French it came to be used to describe temporally related actions. In the English it came to be used to describe temporally related thoughts. And in the case of the vehicle, if refers to physically connected moving objects.
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C'est ta faute... mais on t'aime quand même, Alizée!
Tu m'as pris dès le premier "moi." Last edited by CFHollister; 12-20-2006 at 03:42 PM.. |
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Could be. Etymology is always odd and funny when very old expressions are concerned
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