Present tense You will use this tense to describe what:- is happening happens (on a regular basis) does happen (if you wish to stress the action) In other words there are 3 ways of expressing this tense in English. In French there is only 1 way:- e.g. she sings } she is singing* } elle chante she does sing } *Note here that you must not translate is e.g. elle est chante

Regular Verbs There are 3 groups: er/ir/re verbs. They are grouped in these categories because they end in er/ir/re. ER verbs are by far the most numerous. ER Verbs To conjugate (to use an er verb in all its forms i.e. je, tu, il etc.) an er verb you must:- (a) take away (er) to obtain the stem e.g. chanter  chant (b) add endings on to the stem: e/es/e/ons/ez/ent

Present tense of an er verb Je chante – I sing/I am singing/I do sing Tu chantes – you sing/ you are singing/you do sing Il/elle chante – he/she sings; he/she is singing; does sing Nous chantons – we sing/we are singing/we do sing Vous chantez – you sing/you are singing/you do sing Ils/elles chantent – they sing/they are singing/they do sing sing.

Practice of an er verb in present tense Elle (parler) Je (marcher) Nous (arriver) Tu (rater) Vous (attraper) Ils (entrer)

Réponses Elle parle Je marche Nous arrivons Tu rates Vous attrapez Ils entrent

IR Verbs (a) Take away (ir) to obtain stem: Finir  Fin add endings on to the stem: is/is/it/issons/issez/issent

Present tense of an ir verb Je finis - I finish/I am finishing/I do finish Tu finis - You finish/you are finishing/you do finish Il/elle finit - He/she finishes; he/she is finishing; he/she does finish nous finissons we finish/we are finishing/we do finish vous finissez - you finish/you are finishing/you do finish ils/elles finissent they finish/they are finishing/ they do finish

Practice of an ir verb in present tense Elle (choisir) Nous (maudir) Tu (finir) Je (ternir) Vous (sertir) Ils (verdir)

Réponses Elle choisit Nous maudissons Tu finis Je ternis Vous sertissez Ils verdissent

RE Verbs Take away re vendre = vend add endings on to the stem s/s/no ending/ons/ez/ent

Present tense of an re verb Je vends - I sell/I am selling/I do sell Tu vends - You sell/you are selling/you do sell Il/elle vend- S/he sells/s/he is selling Nous vendons - we sell/we are selling Vous vendez - you sell/you are selling Ils/elles vendent- they sell/they are selling

Practice of an re verb in the present tense Tu (descendre) Nous (répondre) Vous (suspendre) Je (dépendre) Elle (pendre) Ils (pondre)

Réponses Tu descends Nous répondons Vous suspendez Je dépends Elle pend Ils pondent I shall learn all irregular verbs i.e. from avoir to vouloir in present, perfect, imperfect and future tense by end of October. To do so I shall learn eight verbs a week.

I shall learn all irregular verbs i. e I shall learn all irregular verbs i.e. from avoir to vouloir in present, perfect, imperfect and future tense by end of October. To do so I shall learn eight verbs a week. I shall spend at least 40 minutes a week on grammatical rules i.e. 10 minutes a day for four days. I shall try to improve my marks in the reading test by , the listening test by and the written test by .

Reflexive Verbs They follow the same pattern as er, ir, re verbs but they take a reflexive pronoun before the verb Je me lave: I wash/I am washing/I do wash Tu te laves You wash/you are washing/you do wash Il/elle se lave: he/she washes; he/she is washing; he/she does wash Nous nous lavons we wash/we are washing/we do wash Vous vous lavez you wash/you are washing/you do wash Ils/elles se lavent they wash/they are washing/they do wash

Practice of reflexive verbs in present tense Il (se laver) Vous (se réveiller) Tu (se coucher) Je (se baigner) Nous (se doucher) Elles ( se peigner)

Réponses Il se lave Vous vous réveillez Tu te couches Je me baigne Nous nous douchons Elles se peignent

Negative Form (present tense) Place ne before verb and pas after it. e.g. je ne chante pas – I do not sing/I am not singing e.g. il ne finit pas – he does not finish e.g. je ne me lave pas – I do not wash e.g. nous ne nous lavons pas – we do not wash

Practice of negative form in present tense Elle (chanter) Je (choisir) Vous (vendre) Tu (se laver) Nous (se coucher) Ils (se doucher) Je (s’habiller) Elle (s’éveiller)

Réponses Elle ne chante pas Je ne choisis pas Vous ne vendez pas Tu ne te laves pas Nous ne nous couchons pas Ils ne se douchent pas Je ne m’habille pas Elle ne s’éveille pas