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French Tenses
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Mind Map on French Tenses, created by Libby D on 11/10/2014.
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French Tenses
Past
Imperfect
2 steps
Subject+verb stem with ending
Je stem+ais
Tu stem+ais
Il/Elle/on stem+ait
Nous stem+ions
Vous stem+iez
Ils/Elles stem+aient
Ils regardaient
Vous regardiez
Nous regardions
ll regardait
Tu regardais
Je regardais
TIP-Most common verb stems can be found in the middle section of your french dictionary
was, used to...
It's used to described something that happened over a period of time, 'i used to walk to school'
Or has been interrupted by the perfect, 'i was talking on the phone when...'
Perfect
'the equivalent of 'ed' in English, 'watched' or 'played'
The action has been completed
3 steps
Subject+'part of avoir'+past participle
Je+ai
Tu es
Il/Elle/On a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/Elles ont
Ils ont regarde
Vous avez regarde
Nous avons regarde
Il a regarde
Tu es regarde
J'ai regarde
Last E has an accent on
Or, Subject+part of 'etre'+different past participle
TIP- A nice way to remember the verbs that follow etre is MRS VAN DER TRAMP or MR V DREAMPANTS
Sortir
Tombe
Naitre
Aller
Partir
Monter
Arrive
Entre
Retourner
Descendu
Venir
Reste
Mourir
Die
Stay
Come
Down
Return
Enter
Arrive
Go up
Leave
Go
Born
Fall
Go out
They are also all to do with movement
Je suis
Tu es
Il/Elle/On est
Nous sommes
Vous etes
Ils/Elles
Future
Near
'I am going to...'
3 steps
Subject+ part of 'aller'+infinitive
Je vais...
Tu vas...
Il/Elle/On va...
Nous allons...
Vous allez...
Ils/Elles vont...
Ils vont boire
Vous allez prendre
Nous allons aller
Il va jouer
Tu vas manger
Je vais regarder
Simple
TIP-If you know someone called Will, call them 'Simple Will' throughout your french lessons. The simple future is, 'I will...' Hence, 'Simple Will'
2 steps
Subject+Infinitive
and endings
Je inf+ai
Tu inf+as
Il/Elle/On inf+a
Nous inf+ons
Vous inf+ez
Ils/Elles inf+ont
Ils Mangeront
Vous Mangerez
Nous Mangerons
Il Mangera
Tu Mangeras
Je Mangerai
Present Tense
3 steps
Subject+stem+ending
Je stem+no ending
Tu stem+es
Il/Elle/On stem+no ending
Nous stem+ons
Vous stem+ez
Ils/Elles stem+ent
lls regardent
Vous regardez
Nous regardons
Il regarde
Tu regardes
Je regarde
these endings are for -er and -re verbs
Conditional
Subjuct+stem+ending
Je stem+ais
Tu stem+ais
Il/Elle/On stem+ait
Nous stem+ions
Vous stem+iez
Ils/Elles stem+aient
Ils voudraient
Vous voudriez
Nous voudrions
Il voudrait
Tu voudrais
Je voudrais
I would...
TIP- I would just use, 'Je voudrais' in your writing CA as its simple
Je voudrais- I would like
Je souhaiterhais- I would wish to
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