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How to Conjugate French Verbs: CONDITIONAL TENSE
For the conditional tense in French the appropriate endings will be
added to the infinitive of the verb. For verbs ending in -RE, remove
the final e before adding the ending. There are several verbs that
use an irregular stem instead of the infinitive. They are listed further
below.
-Conditional Tense Endings
je = AIS
nous = IONS
tu = AIS
vous = IEZ
il, elle, on = AIT
ils, elles = AIENT
je parlerlais = I would speak
tu parlerais = you would speak
il parlerait = he would speak, elle
parlerait = she would speak, on
parlerait = one would speak
nous parlerions = we were speaking
vous parleriez = you were speaking
ils/elles parleraient = they were speaking
The follow verbs use an irregular stem instead of the infinitive:
Verb
aller
avoir
devoir
envoyer
tre
faire
falloir
mourir
pleuvoir
pouvoir
recevoir
savoir
venir
voir
vouloir
Irregular Stem
ir
aur
devr
enverr
ser
fer
faudr
mourr
pleuvr
pourr
recevr
saur
viendr
verr
voudr
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How to Conjugate French Verbs: IMPERFECT TENSE
For the imperfect tense in French, remove the last 2 letters from the
verb (either ar, ir, or re) and then add the appropriate ending.
Unlike the present tense, the imperfect endings will be the same for all
three verb endings, -er, -ir, and re.
So remove the ending (-er, -ir, -re) and add:
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-Imperfect Tense Endings.
je = AIS
tu = AIS
il, elle, on = AIT
nous = IONS
vous = IEZ
ils, elles = AIENT
je parlais = I was speaking
tu parlais = you were speaking
il parlait = he was speaking, elle parlait = she was speaking, on parlait = one
was speaking nous parlions = we were speaking
vous parliez = you were speaking
ils/elles parlaient = they were speaking
There is only one irregular verb in the Imperfect tense, which is tre.
-tre Imperfect Conjugations
je = Jtais
tu = Tu tais
il, elle, on = Il tait
nous = Nous tions
vous = Vous tiez
ils, elles = Ils taient
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How to Conjugate French Verbs: PRESENT TENSE
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For the present tense in French, remove the last 2 letters from the verb
(either ar, ir, or re) and then add the correct ending. So for
parler (to speak), you would remove the -er and add one of the
following endings:
-ER Verb Endings
.je
parle = I speak
tu parles = you speak
je = E
tu = ES
il, elle, on = E
nous = ONS
vous = EZ
ils, elles = ENT
il parle = he speaks, elle parle = she speaks, on parle = one speaks nous
parlons = we speak
vous parlez = you speak
ils/elles parlent = they speak
-IR Verb Endings
je = IS
tu = IS
il, elle, on = IT
nous = ISSONS
vous = ISSEZ
ils, elles = ISSENT
-RE Verb Endings
Here are the subject pronouns as a reminder: je = I
tu = you (familiar singular)
il = he, elle = she,
on = one, we (informal)
nous = we
je = S
tu = S
il, elle, on = __
nous = ONS
vous = EZ
ils, elles = ENT
vous = you (formal singular; plural)
ils = they,
elles = they (if the group is composed entirely of females)
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How to Conjugate French Verbs: FUTURE TENSE
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je = AI
tu = AS
il, elle, on = A
nous = ONS
vous = EZ
ils, elles = ONT
For the future tense in French the appropriate endings will be added to
the infinitive of the verb. For verbs ending in -RE, remove the final
e before adding the ending. There are several verbs that use an
irregular stem instead of the infinitive. They are listed further below.
Remember that the near future can be conjugated as:
ALLER + INIFINITIVE = GOING TO ______
Verb
Irregular Stem
aller
avoir
devoir
envoyer
tre
faire
falloir
mourir
pleuvoir
pouvoir
recevoir
savoir
venir
voir
vouloir
iraurdevr
- enverrserferfaudrmourrpleuvrpourrrecevrsaurviendrverrvoudr-
Future Tense Endings
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je parlerlai = I will speak
tu parleras = you will speak
il parlera = he will speak, elle parlera = she will speak, on parlera = one will
speak nous parlerons = we will speaking
vous parlerez = you will speaking
ils/elles parleront = they will speaking
The follow verbs use an irregular stem instead of the infinitive:
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Asking Questions in French
There are 3 ways to ask a question in French.
1. To ask a simple yes or no question, simple use this formation:
est-ce que + _____________________?
2. To ask an informational question, you can use this formation:
"question word" + est-ce que +__________________?
Question Words
who?
to whom?
what?
when?
where?
why?
how?
qui?
qui?
qu'est-ce que?
quand?
o?
pourquoi?
comment?
3. You can also ask a question when speaking by making your voice
rise at the end of a sentence.
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Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense
*Common Irregular Verbs
je
tu
il, elle,
on
nous
vous
ils, elles
tre (to
be)
suis
es
est
avoir (to
have)
ai
as
a
sommes
tes
sont
faire (to
do/make)
fais
fais
fait
avons
avez
ont
aller (to
go)
Vais
vas
va
faisons
faites
font
allons
allez
vont
*Irregular -oir Verbs
je
tu
il, elle,
on
nous
vous
ils,
elles
pouvoir (to be
able to)
peux
peux
peut
vouloir (to
want)
veux
veux
veut
pouvons
pouvez
peuvent
voulons
voulez
veulent
voir (to
see)
vois
vois
voit
voyons
voyez
voient
devoir (to owe, have
got to)
dois
dois
doit
devons
devez
doivent
*Irregular -ir Verbs
je
tu
il, elle,
on
nous
vous
ils, elles
je
tu
il, elle,
on
nous
vous
ils, elles
dormir (to
sleep)
dors
dors
peut
partir (to
leave)
pars
pars
veut
servir (to
serve)
sers
sers
voit
pouvons
dormez
dorment
voulons
partez
partent
voyons
servez
servent
venir (to
come)
viens
ouvir (to
open)
ouvre
offrir (to
offer)
offre
viens
vient
ouvres
ouvre
offres
offre
venons
venez
viennent
ouvrons
ouvrez
ouvren
offrons
offrez
offrent
sortir (to go
out)
sors
sors
doit
devons
sortez
sortent
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