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Objectives: Learn the use of the present tense (1)
FormationVerbs ER
Verbs IR-Verbs REExercises
The present tense is used:
-to describe what is happening now-I am watching TV.
-to describe what usually happens- I watch TV every day.
There is only one present tense in French:
Je regarde- I am watching or I watch
To use a verb in the present tense, you must change the infinitive according to a set of rules. You need to learn these rules by heart.
- er verbs for example change their endings like this…
regarder- to watch (the infinitive)
Je regarde- I watchTu regardes- you watchil/elle/on regarde- he/she watchesnous regardons- we watchvous regardez- you watchils/elles regardent- they watch
More examples!
For other examples of verbs-just enter an infinitive in the link above-just click on the blue box!
THE INFINITIVE
When you look up a verb in the dictionary, you find its original, unchanged form, which is called the infinitive: regarder (to watch), finir (to finish), vendre (to sell) etc. The infinitive often ends in –ER, -IR or -RE
PICK OUT THE 10 INFINITIVES
regardes visite arriver finir
avoir être se lève suis
as finit aimer écouter décider va aller déteste
est écrire faire joue
arriver écouter finir
avoir être aimerdécider
aller écrire faire
Which form to use?When you talk about yourself I JeWhen you talk to a friend You TuWhen you talk about someone else He/she Il/elleWhen you talk about us We On/ nousIf you are talking to an older person or a group of people
You VousIf you are talking about a group of people they Ils/elles
Pronouns
Formation: There is only 1 form of the present tense in French. There are 3 groups of regular verbs: ER, IR, RE
REGARD ER FIN IR VEND RE
Je regarde Je finis Je vends
Tu regardes Tu finis Tu vends
Il/ Elle regarde Il/ Elle finit Il/ Elle vend
On regarde On finit On vend
Nous regardons Nous finissons Nous vendons
Vous regardez Vous finissez Vous vendez
Ils/Elles regardent Ils/Elles finissent Ils/Elles vendent
The infinitive
A worksheet you can print!
Practice what you have learnt so far- Write the correct form of the verbs below-Type your answers in the boxes.
a/ jouer
b/ donner
c/ manger
d/ montrer
e/ commencer
f/ aimer
Babelnet link ER
Webfle link ER
Webfle link IR
Momes.net link ER
CORRECTION!
a/ jouer
b/ donner
c/ manger
d/ montrer
e/ commencer
f/ aimer
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
fauxfauxfauxfauxfaux
faux
faux
faux
faux
faux
vrai
Je regardes
Tu joues
Ils jouent
Vous écouter
Nous mangeons
Vrai ou faux? Is the verb correctly spelt? Tick the box.
Elle aime
Nous habitez
Je mange
Vous jouez
Elle marche
CORRECTION
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
vrai
faux
faux
fauxJe regardes
Tu joues
Ils jouent
Vous écouter
Nous mangeons
Vrai ou faux? Is the verb correctly spelt? Tick the box.
Elle aime
Nous habitez
Je mange
Vous jouez
Elle marche
You can practice more here- Grammar section
Nous habitons
Je regarde
Vous écoutez
Car tune - Jouez maintenant!
Sink the boat - Jouez maintenant!
Waterballoon - Jouez maintenant!