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French Irregular Verbs (Present) and Basic Grammar
Present-tense forms of twelve key French verbs (je, tu, il/elle, nous, ils) and a few basic grammar rules.
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- I am (être)Englishje suiszhuh swee
- you are (être)Englishtu estew eh
- he/she is (être)Englishil/elle esteel/el eh
- we are (être)Englishnous sommesnoo sum
- they are (être)Englishils sonteel sohn
- I have (avoir)Englishj'aizhay
- you have (avoir)Englishtu astew ah
- he/she has (avoir)Englishil/elle aeel/el ah
- we have (avoir)Englishnous avonsnoo zah-VOHN
- they have (avoir)Englishils onteel zohn
- I go (aller)Englishje vaiszhuh vay
- you go (aller)Englishtu vastew vah
- he/she goes (aller)Englishil/elle vaeel/el vah
- we go (aller)Englishnous allonsnoo zah-LOHN
- they go (aller)Englishils vonteel vohn
- I do / make (faire)Englishje faiszhuh fay
- you do / make (faire)Englishtu faistew fay
- he/she does / makes (faire)Englishil/elle faiteel/el fay
- we do / make (faire)Englishnous faisonsnoo fuh-ZOHN
- they do / make (faire)Englishils fonteel fohn
- I can (pouvoir)Englishje peuxzhuh puh
- you can (pouvoir)Englishtu peuxtew puh
- he/she can (pouvoir)Englishil/elle peuteel/el puh
- we can (pouvoir)Englishnous pouvonsnoo poo-VOHN
- they can (pouvoir)Englishils peuventeel puhv
- I want (vouloir)Englishje veuxzhuh vuh
- you want (vouloir)Englishtu veuxtew vuh
- he/she wants (vouloir)Englishil/elle veuteel/el vuh
- we want (vouloir)Englishnous voulonsnoo voo-LOHN
- they want (vouloir)Englishils veulenteel vuhl
- I come (venir)Englishje vienszhuh vyan
- you come (venir)Englishtu vienstew vyan
- he/she comes (venir)Englishil/elle vienteel/el vyan
- we come (venir)Englishnous venonsnoo vuh-NOHN
- they come (venir)Englishils viennenteel vyen
- I say (dire)Englishje diszhuh dee
- you say (dire)Englishtu distew dee
- he/she says (dire)Englishil/elle diteel/el dee
- we say (dire)Englishnous disonsnoo dee-ZOHN
- they say (dire)Englishils disenteel deez
- I see (voir)Englishje voiszhuh vwah
- you see (voir)Englishtu voistew vwah
- he/she sees (voir)Englishil/elle voiteel/el vwah
- we see (voir)Englishnous voyonsnoo vwah-YOHN
- they see (voir)Englishils voienteel vwah
- I know a fact (savoir)Englishje saiszhuh say
- you know a fact (savoir)Englishtu saistew say
- he/she knows a fact (savoir)Englishil/elle saiteel/el say
- we know a fact (savoir)Englishnous savonsnoo sah-VOHN
- they know a fact (savoir)Englishils saventeel sav
- I take (prendre)Englishje prendszhuh prahn
- you take (prendre)Englishtu prendstew prahn
- he/she takes (prendre)Englishil/elle prendeel/el prahn
- we take (prendre)Englishnous prenonsnoo pruh-NOHN
- they take (prendre)Englishils prennenteel pren
- I must (devoir)Englishje doiszhuh dwah
- you must (devoir)Englishtu doistew dwah
- he/she must (devoir)Englishil/elle doiteel/el dwah
- we must (devoir)Englishnous devonsnoo duh-VOHN
- they must (devoir)Englishils doiventeel dwahv
- the (masculine)Englishleluh
- the (feminine)Englishlalah
- the (plural)Englishleslay
- a (masculine)Englishunuhn
- a (feminine)Englishuneewn
- someEnglishdesday
- you (informal)Englishtutew
- you (formal or plural)Englishvousvoo
- weEnglishnousnoo
- How do you usually make a French noun plural?EnglishAdd -s (livre → livres)The s is usually silent
- Where do most adjectives go?EnglishAfter the noun (un chat noir)Short common ones like grand, petit, bon, beau go before
- Do adjectives agree with the noun?EnglishYes: petit, petite, petits, petitesFeminine often adds -e
- How do you make a sentence negative?EnglishPut ne...pas around the verbJe ne parle pas
- What happens to le or la before a vowel?EnglishIt becomes l' (l'ami)Le and la drop their vowel
- How do you say "my" with a feminine noun?Englishma (ma mère)mon for masculine, mes for plural
- How do you say "in the" or "to the" before a masculine noun?Englishau (au parc)à + le = au; à + les = aux
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