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French Crash Course X
Le Temps
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1) Present Tenses
2) Past Tenses
3) Future Tenses
4) Miscellaneous
Problems
5) Temps
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Le Temps Convenable-1
1) Present Tenses
2) Past Tenses
3) Future Tenses
4) Miscellaneous
Problems
5) Temps
Convenable
PYQs
Le présent: the
present tense
What is le présent?
The present tense in French grammar (le
présent) corresponds to the English
simple present. It talks about facts,
current situations and repeated actions
in the present, as well as scheduled
future actions. To conjugate a verb in
the French present tense, we add
specific endings to the infinitive of the
verb depending on whether it ends in -er,
-ir or -re.
Conjugaison des verbes en
présent. (Er Ending)
Parler
présent. (Ir Ending) (Type-1)
Finir
présent. (Ir Ending) (Type-2)
Offrir
présent. (Re Ending)
Construire
Past Tenses in French
❖ Le passé composé
❖ Imparfait
❖ Le plus-que parfait
❖ Le Passé Récent
Le passé composé
What is the passé composé?

The passé composé is the most important past
tense in French. It corresponds to the English
simple past or sometimes the present perfect.
The passé composé talks about actions that
were completed in the past and emphasises
their results or consequences in the present. In
spoken language, the passé composé is always
used instead of the passé simple. We form the
passé composé using the auxiliary verbs avoir
or être followed by the past participle (le
participe passé) of the verb.
passe composee. (Avec Avoir)
Chanter
passe composee. (Avec Etre)
Aller
French Verbs that take Etre
DR MRS VANDERTRAMP
This is perhaps the most popular
mnemonic device for être verbs
Devenir
Revenir
Monter
Rester
Sortir
Venir
Aller
Naître
Descendre
Entrer
Rentrer
Tomber
Retourner
Arriver
Mourir
Rest all the verbs
are conjugated
with auxiliary
avoir.
L’Imparfait
What is l’imparfait?
L’imparfait (the imperfect) is a French past
tense. It describes states and actions that were
ongoing or repeated in the past. The imperfect
can correspond to the English simple past
tense, but also to structures such as used to
and would and even the past progressive.
L’imparfait is used to tell stories and report on
past actions, mostly in written contexts. We
conjugate the imperfect by adding the endings
-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez and -aient to the root
of the present tense nous form of the verb.
imparfait
Parler
imparfait
Etre
Le Plus-que Parfait
What is the le plus-que-

parfait?
Le plus-que-parfait corresponds to
the past perfect tense in English. We
use it to talk about an action or
situation that took place before
another past action. The plus-que-
parfait is often used when telling
stories and anecdotes to provide
background information on situations
that occurred prior to the main action
plus que parfait
Faire
plus que parfait (etre)
Arriver
Le Passé Récent
What is the passé récent?

We use le passé récent (the recent
past) to talk about completed
actions that happened shortly
before the moment of speaking. In
English, we use the construction
have just + past participle, while in
French we use the conjugated
form of the verb venir.
passe recent
Mettre
Future Tenses in French
❖ Futur Proche
❖ Futur Simple
❖ Futur Antérieur
Le Futur Proche
What is the futur proche?

Le futur proche, also known as le
futur composé, is used to talk about
actions in the near future. It
corresponds to the English structure
going to + infinitive, and
emphasises that there is already an
intention behind the action.
futur proche
Partir
Le Futur Simple
What is the futur simple?

Le futur simple corresponds to the
will-future tense in English. We
mostly use this tense to talk about
future plans or intentions, as well as
to make predictions about what may
occur in the future. We conjugate
the future tense by adding the
endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez and -
ont to the infinitive of the verb.
futur simple
Danser
Le Futur Anterieur
What is the futur antérieur?

Le futur antérieur corresponds to the
English future perfect tense. We use the
futur antérieur to talk about a future action
that will have happened by a certain time in
the future. This tense also expresses
predictions or suppositions about what
may have happened in the past. We form
the futur antérieur using the futur simple
form of avoir or être as an auxiliary,
followed by the passé participe (past
participle) of the main verb.
futur anterieur
Gagner
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