Unité 3: ER verbs Present Tense AND Questions (Click to download Review Sheet and Vocab list)
The Present Tense : (Regular -ER verbs)
Rule: drop –er from infinitive, add(-e, -es, -e, -ons, -es, -ent)
Parler-to speak Je parle- I speak, I am speaking Tu parles- You speak, you are speaking Il parle- He speaks, He is speaking Elle parle- She speaks, she is speaking On (one) parle- one speaks, One is speaking Nous Parlons- We speak, we are speaking Vous parlez- You all speak, you all are speaking Ils parlent- They speak, They are speaking Elles parlent- They (girls)speak, They are speaking Être: To be (Is Irregular!)Je suis- I am Nous sommes- We are
Tu es- you are Vous êtes- You all are Il est- He is Ils sont- They are Elle est- She is Elles sont- They (girls)are Avoir: To haveJ’ai- I have Nous avons- we have
Tu as- you have Vous avez-you (formal) have Il a- he as Ils ont- They have Elle a- she has Elles ont- they (girls) have The Future:** One simple way to talk about the future is to use ALLER+Verb.
Example : Je vais chanter- I am going to sing Aller- to go Je vais- I go Nous allons- we go Tu vas- you go Vous allez- You (formal) go Il va- he goes Ils vont- they go Elle va- she goes Elles vont- They (girls) go NegationFormed by placing ne… pas around the conjugated verb. Remember ne becomes n’ before a verb starting with a vowel or a mute H.
Example: Je ne nage pas. I don't swim |
Yes/No Questions :
1) Es-tu petit? (Informal Inversion)
2) Tu es petit? (Informal spoken) 3) Est-ce que tu es petit? (Formal) Questions :
** There are 2 ways to form questions with question words- 1) est-ce que OR 2) inversion
Où : Where Où est-ce que tu habites ? Where do you live Où habites-tu ? Where do you live Quand : When Quand est-ce que tu vas m’embrasser ? When are you going to kiss me ? Quand vas-tu m’embrasser ? When are you going to kiss me ? Combien (de) : How much (many) Combien est-ce que le dîner coute ? How much does the dinner cost ? Combien coûte le dîner? How much does the dinner cost ? Comment : How Comment est-ce que tu vas ? How are you doing (litterally: going) Comment vas-tu ? How are you doing (litterally:going) Pourquoi : Why Pourquoi est-ce qu’il y a un examen dans la classe de français ? Pourquoi y a-t-il un examen dans la classe de français ? ** Other Question Words: Qui- Who, Quel(le)- What , De quel(le)- Of what, À Quelle- at What, Que- What |