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    If the infinitive of a regular French verb ends in -er, -ir, or -re, you can follow a fixed pattern in conjugating the verb. The following chart has the conjugation of the five simple tenses of three common regular verbs: parler (to speak), finir (to finish), and vendre (to sell) Just take the appropriate stem for each tense and add the required ending.

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    If the infinitive of a regular French verb ends in -er, -ir, or -re, you can follow a fixed pattern in conjugating the verb. The following chart has the conjugation of the five simple tenses of three common regular verbs: parler (to speak), finir (to finish), and vendre (to sell) Just take the appropriate stem for each tense and add the required ending.

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    If the infinitive of a regular French verb ends in -er, -ir, or -re, you can follow a fixed pattern in conjugating the verb. The following chart has the conjugation of the five simple tenses of three common regular verbs: parler (to speak), finir (to finish), and vendre (to sell) Just take the appropriate stem for each tense and add the required ending.

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    French Verbs For Dummies


    From French Verbs For Dummies by Zoe Erotopoulos
    If youre studying French, you need to get a handle on French verbs.
    Luckily, theres a pattern to conjugating regular French verbs into the
    simple and compound tenses, so once you know how to conjugate
    one, you know hundreds! Learn how to give commands, directions, or
    requests by studying the imperative conjugations of French verbs.
    Conjugating the Simple Tenses of Regular French
    Verbs
    If the infinitive of a regular French verb ends in -er, -ir, or -re, you can follow a
    fixed pattern in conjugating the verb. If you learn to conjugate one verb in each of
    the groups, you will know how to conjugate hundreds of others. The following
    chart has the conjugation of the five simple tenses of three common regular
    verbs: parler (to speak), finir (to finish), and vendre (to sell). Just take the
    appropriate stem for each tense and add the required ending.
    Regular -er Verb Endings
    Tense (stem) je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
    Present (parl) -e -es -e -ons -ez -ent
    Imperfect (parl) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
    Future (parler) -ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
    Conditional (parler) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
    Subjunctive (parl) -e -es -e -ions -iez -ent
    Regular -ir Verb Endings
    Tense (stem) je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
    Present (fini) -s -s -t -ssons -ssez -ssent
    Imperfect (finiss) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
    Future (finir) -ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
    Conditional (finir) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
    Subjunctive (finiss) -e -es -e -ions -iez -ent
    Regular -re Verb Endings
    Tense (stem) je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
    Present (vend) -s -s (nothing) -ons -ez -ent
    Imperfect (vend) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
    Future (vendr) -ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
    Conditional (vendr) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
    Subjunctive (vend) -e -es -e -ions -iez -ent
    Conjugating Compound Tenses with Regular French
    Verbs
    To conjugate French compound tenses, you need an auxiliary verb, usually avoir
    (to have) or tre (to be), plus the past participle of the desired verb. The following
    example shows French compound tenses conjugated with the past participles of
    parler (to speak) with avoir as the auxiliary and arriver (to arrive) with tre as
    the auxiliary.
    Creating Compound Tenses with the Auxiliary Avoir (Parler)
    Tense je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
    Pass
    Compos
    ai parl as
    parl
    a parl avons
    parl
    avez
    parl
    ont parl
    Pluperfect avais
    parl
    avais
    parl
    avait
    parl
    avions
    parl
    aviez
    parl
    avaient
    parl
    Future
    Perfect
    aurai
    parl
    auras
    parl
    aura
    parl
    aurons
    parl
    aurez
    parl
    auront
    parl
    Past
    Conditional
    aurais
    parl
    aurais
    parl
    aurait
    parl
    aurions
    parl
    auriez
    parl
    auraient
    parl
    Past
    Subjunctive
    aie
    parl
    aies
    parl
    ait parl ayons
    parl
    ayez
    parl
    aient
    parl
    Creating Compound Tenses with the Auxiliary tre (Arriver)
    Tense je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
    Pass
    Compos
    suis
    arriv
    (e)
    es
    arriv
    (e)
    est
    arriv (e)
    sommes
    arrivs
    (es)
    tes
    arriv (e)
    (s) (es)
    sont
    arrivs
    (es)
    Pluperfect tais
    arriv
    (e)
    tais
    arriv
    (e)
    tait
    arriv (e)
    tions
    arrivs
    (es)
    tiez
    arriv (e)
    (s) (es)
    taient
    arrivs
    (es)
    Future
    Perfect
    serai
    arriv
    (e)
    seras
    arriv
    (e)
    sera
    arriv (e)
    serons
    arrivs
    (es)
    serez
    arriv (e)
    (s) (es)
    seront
    arrivs
    (es)
    Past
    Conditional
    serais
    arriv
    (e)
    serais
    arriv
    (e)
    serait
    arriv (e)
    serions
    arrivs
    (es)
    seriez
    arriv (e)
    (s) (es)
    seraient
    arrivs
    (es)
    Past
    Subjunctive
    sois
    arriv
    (e)
    sois
    arriv
    (e)
    soit
    arriv (e)
    soyons
    arrivs
    (es)
    soyez
    arriv (e)
    (s) (es)
    soient
    arrivs
    (es)
    Imperative Forms of French Verbs
    In French, the imperative mood expresses an order, request, or directive and is
    created with regular verbs by using the verb directly and eliminating the subject
    pronoun. The imperative uses the present tense of most verbs and the
    conjugations of three subject pronouns: tu (when speaking to someone familiar),
    vous (when speaking to someone unfamiliar, older, a group, or a superior), and
    nous (when including yourself in the group). Regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs follow
    the same pattern in commands as shown in the following example, along with an
    example of a command using a pronominal verb and pronoun.
    Parler (to speak) Finir (to finish) Vendre (to sell) Se laver (to wash)
    Parle! Finis! Vends! Lave-toi!
    Parlons! Finissons! Vendons! Lavons-nous!
    Parlez! Finissez! Vendez! Lavez-vous!
    Copyright 2014 & Trademark by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

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