Irregular verbs Irregular verbs are verbs (doing words) that don’t follow the normal rules. Because of this, we have to learn them by heart. Thankfully, there are many more regular verbs than irregular ones. Can you name 2 irregular verbs that you’ve seen so far? (Clue: these 2 are very, very common verbs!)
avoir – to have J’ai Tu as Il a Elle a Nous avons Vous avez Ils ont Elles ont I have You have He has She has We have You have They have
être – to be Je suis Tu es Il est Elle est Nous sommes Vous êtes Ils sont Elles sont I am You are He is She is We are You are They are
New irregular verbs Here are three verbs that you have seen but have not properly learned yet. They are “faire”, “lire”, “sortir”, and “aller” Can you remember what they mean?
faire - to do Je fais Tu fais Il fait Elle fait Nous faisons Vous faites Ils font Elles font I do You do He does She does We do You do They do
lire - to read Je lis Tu lis Il lit Elle lit Nous lisons Vous lisez Ils lisent Elles lisent I read You read He reads She reads We read You read They read
sortir – to go out Je sors Tu sors Il sort Elle sort Nous sortons Vous sortez Ils sortent Elles sortent I go out You go out He goes out She goes out We go out You go out They go out
aller – to go Je vais Tu vas Il va Elle va Nous allons Vous allez Ils vont Elles vont I go You go He goes She goes We go You go They go