Objectives: Learn the use of the present tense (1) Formation Verbs ER Verbs IR-Verbs RE Exercises

The present tense is used: -to describe what is happening now-I am watching TV. -to describe what usually happens- I watch TV every day. There is only one present tense in French: Je regarde- I am watching or I watch

To use a verb in the present tense, you must change the infinitive according to a set of rules. You need to learn these rules by heart. - er verbs for example change their endings like this…

regarder- to watch (the infinitive) Je regarde- I watch Tu regardes- you watch il/elle/on regarde- he/she watches nous regardons- we watch vous regardez- you watch ils/elles regardent- they watch More examples! For other examples of verbs-just enter an infinitive in the link above-just click on the blue box!

THE INFINITIVE When you look up a verb in the dictionary, you find its original, unchanged form, which is called the infinitive: regarder (to watch), finir (to finish), vendre (to sell) etc. The infinitive often ends in –ER, -IR or -RE PICK OUT THE 10 INFINITIVES arriver écouter finir avoir être aimer décider aller écrire faire regardes visite arriver finir avoir être se lève suis as finit aimer écouter décider va aller déteste est écrire faire joue

Pronouns Which form to use? I Je You Tu He/she Il/elle We On/ nous When you talk about yourself I Je When you talk to a friend You Tu When you talk about someone else He/she Il/elle When you talk about us We On/ nous If you are talking to an older person or a group of people Vous If you are talking about a group of people they Ils/elles

Formation: There is only 1 form of the present tense in French Formation: There is only 1 form of the present tense in French. There are 3 groups of regular verbs: ER, IR, RE The infinitive REGARD ER FIN IR VEND RE Je regarde Je finis Je vends Tu regardes Tu finis Tu vends Il/ Elle regarde Il/ Elle finit Il/ Elle vend On regarde On finit On vend Nous regardons Nous finissons Nous vendons Vous regardez Vous finissez Vous vendez Ils/Elles regardent Ils/Elles finissent Ils/Elles vendent

A worksheet you can print! Practice what you have learnt so far- Write the correct form of the verbs below-Type your answers in the boxes. a/ jouer b/ donner c/ manger d/ montrer e/ commencer f/ aimer Babelnet link ER Webfle link ER Momes.net link ER Webfle link IR

CORRECTION! a/ jouer b/ donner c/ manger d/ montrer e/ commencer f/ aimer

Vrai ou faux? Is the verb correctly spelt? Tick the box. Elle aime Je regardes Nous habitez Tu joues Je mange Ils jouent Vous jouez Vous écouter Elle marche Nous mangeons CORRECTION

You can practice more here- Grammar section Vrai ou faux? Is the verb correctly spelt? Tick the box. Elle aime Je regardes Je regarde Nous habitez Nous habitons Tu joues Je mange Ils jouent Vous jouez Vous écouter Vous écoutez Elle marche Nous mangeons You can practice more here- Grammar section

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