Y 12 Irregulars - avoir, être, faire, aller Irregular Verbs Avoir – to have Être - to be Faire – to do, make Aller - to go GF 2005
IRREGULARS. Now that you have learnt the regular –er, -ir, and –re verbs in the present tense, you have to learn the IRREGULARS! If you learn these off by heart, then you know that all other verbs follow the –er, -ir, and –re verb rules. If they are irregular in the Present Tense, then they are more than likely irregular in the other tenses too!
Avoir – to have J’ai Tu as Il/ elle/ on a Nous avons Vous avez Ils ont Elles ont I have You have (s) He/ she/ one has We have You have (pl) They have (m) They have (f)
Être – to be Je suis Tu es Il/ elle/ on est Nous sommes Vous êtes Ils sont Elles sont I am You are(s) He/ she/ one is We are You are (pl) They are (m) They are (f)
Faire – to do, make Je fais Tu fais Il/ elle/ on fait Nous faisons Vous faites Ils font Elles font I do You do (s) He/ she/ one does We do You do (pl) They do (m) They do (f)
Aller – to go Je vais Tu vas Il/ elle/ on va Nous allons Vous allez Ils vont Elles vont I go You go (s) He/ she/ one goes We go You go (pl) They go (m) They go (f)
Try and decide which verb to use. I do We go He does We are She is They make (m) I am They have (f) He has Je fais Nous allons Il fait Nous sommes Elle est Ils font Je suis Elles ont Il a
Now try the following sentences Y 12 Irregulars - avoir, être, faire, aller Now try the following sentences We go to the cinema He does French They are funny (m) She has a sister I am going to the pool They go cycling (m) (!) I have blue eyes You are clever (s) You do karate? On va/ nous allons au cinéma Il fait le français Ils sont drôles/ amusants Elle a une soeur Je vais à la piscine Ils font du vélo J’ai les yeux bleus Tu es intelligent Vous faites du karaté? GF 2005
Devoirs - Learn these 4 irregular verbs OFF BY HEART! You will have a test next lesson. Test each other if you can. You’ve nearly mastered the present tense!