French Verbs.

Verbs in French end in -er, -re, or -ir. The verb before it is conjugated is called the infinitive. Removing the last two letters leaves you with the stem (aimer is the infinitive, aim- is the stem.) The present indicative tense indicates an ongoing action, general state, or habitual activity. Besides the simple present tense (I write, I run, I see); there are two other forms of the present tense in English: the progressive (I am writing, I am running, etc.) and the emphatic (I do write, I do run, etc.) However, these three English present tenses are all translated by the present indicative tense in French.

Regular verbs

To conjugate regular verbs in the present tense, use the stem and add the following endings.

Avoir (To have)

In French the auxiliary verbs used does not always correspond to the English.

• J'ai faim (I AM Hungry)

Etre

1. Je suis un homme
2. Tu est une femme.
3. Avez-vous des frères?

ahh we must work the verb to have = avoir


J'ai = I have Je suis = I am
Tu as
vous avez
nous avons
ils, elles ont ils sont = (they are)

avions== never

ils sont bien

Que-est-ce-que c'est?

ils ont= they have
ils sont= they are