French Verb Conjugation J’ai Vous êtes Ils finissent Nous commençons on vend Elles font Il va elle vient Puis-je Vous voulez
What is conjugation? The manipulation of a verb to match its subject and tense/mood Found in almost all western languages Ex. To be: I am, you are, she is…I was, you were
Why do we conjugate Conjugation improves understanding of who did something and when they did it It also improves the flow of speaking in some languages ex. I is a doctor
For whom do we conjugate First Person Singular English: I Français: je Second Person Singular English: you (thou) Français: tu Third Person Singular English: he, she, it, one Français: il, elle, le,la. on First Person Plural English: we Français: nous Second Person Plural English: you all, y’all (ye) Français: vous Third Person Plural English: they Français: ils, elles
How to conjugate For regular French verbs the beginning steps of conjugation are the same 1.Remove the infinitive ending of the verb -er, - ir, or -re (the equivalent of the English “to”) 2.Then take the stem ex. dîner – er = dîn 3.Add the verb endings according to the infinitive ending
Regular –er verb endings -e -es -e -ons -ez -ent
Dîner- to eat dinner-dîn- Je dîne Tu dînes Il dîne Nous dînons Vous dînez Ils dînent
Regular –ir verbs -is -it -issons -issez -issent
Finir- to finish-fin- Je finis Tu finis Il finit Nous finiss ons Vous finissez Ils finissent
Regular -re verb endings -s - -ons -ez -ent
Vendre- to sell- vend- Je vends Tu vends Il vend Nous vendons Vous vendez Ils vendent
Être- to be Je suis Tu es Il est Nous sommes Vous êtes Ils sont
Avoir- to have J’ai Tu as Il a Nous avons Vous avez Ils ont