Sunday, September 14, 2008

Les Pronoms Toniques

Les pronoms toniques are used to give emphasis to a noun or pronoun.

me: moi
you: toi
he: lui
she: elle
oneself: soi
us: nous
you (formal or plural): vous
them : eux/ elles

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Conjugation of Irregular Verbs Present Tense: Avoir, Aller and Être

Some verbs in French are Irregular therefore they have different conjugations. Examples of them are Avoir (to have, Aller (to go) and Être (to be).

The conjugation of the following verbs in Present tense are as follows:

Avoir: To Have

Je

ai

Tu

as

Il/Elle

a

Nous

avons

Vous

avez

Ils/Elles

ont


Aller: To Go

Je

vais

Tu

vas

Il/Elle

va

Nous

allons

Vous

allez

Ils/Elles

vont


Être: To Be (for uses of être click here)

Je

suis

Tu

es

Il/Elle

est

Nous

sommes

Vous

êtes

Ils/Elles

sont













Sunday, September 7, 2008

Conjugations of Regular RE Verbs- Present Tense

Conjugation is very important when it comes to the French language. Every verb is conjugated depending on the subject, its gender and number. So here are a few basics when it comes to conjugating in the present tense.

RE- Ending Verbs

Example: Attendre- To wait



Je

attends

Tu

attends

Il/Elle

attend

Nous

attendons

Vous

attendez

Ils/Elles

attendent


Here are other regular verbs ending in RE

défendre to defend
descendre to descend
entendre to hear
perdre to lose
prétendre to claim
rendre to give back, to return something
répondre to answer
vendre to sell


Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Conjugations of Regular IR Verbs- Present Tense

Conjugation is very important when it comes to the French language. Every verb is conjugated depending on the subject, its gender and number. So here are a few basics when it comes to conjugating in the present tense.

IR- Ending Verbs

Example: Agir- To act

Je

agis*

Tu

agis

Il/Elle

agit

Nous

agissons

Vous

agissez

Ils/Elles

agissent


*It should be J'agis because if the verb begins with a vowel Je becomes J'

Here are other regular verbs ending in IR

abolir to abolish
avertir to warn
bâtir to build
bénir to bless
choisir to choose
établir to establish
étourdir to stun, deafen, make dizzy
finir to finish
grossir to get fat
guérir to cure, heal, recover
maigrir to lose weight, get thin
nourrir to feed, nourish
obéir to obey
punir to punish
réfléchir to reflect, think
remplir to fill
réussir to succeed
rougir to blush, turn red
vieillir to grow old




Conjugations of Regular ER Verbs- Present Tense

Conjugation is very important when it comes to the French language. Every verb is conjugated depending on the subject, its gender and number. So here are a few basics when it comes to conjugating in the present tense.

ER- Ending Verbs

Example: Manger- To eat

Je

mange

Tu

manges

Il/Elle

mange

Nous

mangeons

Vous

mangez

Ils/Elles

mangent


Here are other regular verbs ending in ER

aimer to like or to love
arriver to arrive or to happen
chanter to sing
chercher to look for
danser to dance
demander to ask for
détester to hate
donner to give
écouter to listen to
étudier to study
jouer to play
manger to eat
nager to swim
parler to talk or to speak
penser to think
regarder to watch or to look at
rêver to dream
skier to ski
travailler to work
trouver to find
visiter to visit (a place)





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