... when and how to use the subjunctive
with certain verbs, verbal expressions, and conjunctions.
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Consisting of two chapters, this part gathers the top tens in French verbs: ... key at the end of each chapter to check your answers.
French Verbs For Dummies
guides you every step of the way toward the successful use of the backbone of...
... form the present tense, drop the
-er of the infinitive and add the following endings, just
like you do for the regular
-er verbs:
Common Spelling Change for -ger Verb Endings
je -e nous -eons
tu ... Spelling-Change Verb Endings
je -e nous -ons
tu -es vous -ez
il/elle/on -e ils/elles -ent
First, I begin with verbs to which you add the accent grave, like acheter (to buy).
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Pa...
... verb
partir, get rid of the -tir for the singular and add -s, -s, -t. Now for the
plural, bring back the
t from the infinitive and add -ons, -ez, -ent. For the verb servir,
drop the -vir from the infinitive, ... and add the following endings: -s, -s, noth-
ing. For the plural forms, drop the
-dre and add the following ending: -ons, -ez, -nent.
The -prendre Verb E...
... another type of pronominal verb and they reciprocate the action
of the subject pronouns. The meaning is
each other or to each other. Nous nous
aimons
(we love each other) and ils se parlent (they ... this
pronoun is often referred to as the reflexive pronoun. The addition of the reflexive pronoun
doesn’t necessarily change the meaning of the verb, but it alerts you th...
... head-to-head.
Il attend l’autobus. (He is waiting for the bus.)
Attend-il l’autobus? (Is he waiting for the bus?)
Note that the pronunciation of the
d is a t.
You don’t need to add a
t with the ... film?)
b
Voyage-t-il souvent? (Does he travel often?)
c
Cherches-tu tes clés? (Are you looking for your keys?)
d
Nettoie-t-elle la maison? (Is she cleaning the house?)
e
Mangent-ils...
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Making -re verbs into commands
The -re verbs are no different than the -ir and -re verbs in the command form. Just
take the
tu, nous, and vous forms of the present tense and drop the subject pro-
nouns. ... vous
them les to them leur
In the negative command, the ne precedes the pronoun or pronouns and the pas or
another negative word follows the verb...
... viens du Canada. (You are coming from Canada.)
Il va aux Pays-Bas. (He is going to the Netherlands.)
Il vient des Pays-Bas. (He’s coming from the Netherlands.)
Table 9-2 puts everything together.
Table ... Québec. Je viens du Québec.
begin with a
consonant
Plural countries aux Je
vais aux États-Unis. des Je viens des États-Unis.
Je vais aux Pays-Bas. Je viens des Pays-Bas.
Table 9-2...
... the chance to, to have the opportunity to
avoir de la chance
to be lucky
avoir honte (de)
to be ashamed of
avoir mal (à + a part of the body)
to ache, to have pain in a part of the body
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Chapter ... followed by
the preposition
à. Conjugate the verb avoir in the present and add mal, the preposi-
tion
à, and the part of the body that’s hurting now. For e...