French Tenses

French Tenses

Past
1. Imperfect
  1. 2 steps
    1. Subject+verb stem with ending
      1. 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
      2. TIP-Most common verb stems can be found in the middle section of your french dictionary
  2. was, used to...
    1. It's used to described something that happened over a period of time, 'i used to walk to school'
      1. Or has been interrupted by the perfect, 'i was talking on the phone when...'
2. Perfect
  1. 'the equivalent of 'ed' in English, 'watched' or 'played'
    1. The action has been completed
  2. 3 steps
    1. Subject+'part of avoir'+past participle
      1. 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
      2. 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
1. Near
  1. 'I am going to...'
  2. 3 steps
    1. Subject+ part of 'aller'+infinitive
      1. 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
2. Simple
  1. 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. 2 steps
    1. Subject+Infinitive
      1. 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
1. 3 steps
  1. Subject+stem+ending
    1. Je stem+no ending
      1. 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
      2. Je regarde
    2. these endings are for -er and -re verbs
Conditional
1. Subjuct+stem+ending
  1. Je stem+ais
    1. Tu stem+ais
      1. Il/Elle/On stem+ait
        Nous stem+ions
        Vous stem+iez
        Ils/Elles stem+aient
        Ils voudraient
        Vous voudriez
        Nous voudrions
        Il voudrait
      2. Tu voudrais
    2. Je voudrais
2. I would...
3. TIP- I would just use, 'Je voudrais' in your writing CA as its simple
4. Je voudrais- I would like
  1. Je souhaiterhais- I would wish to

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