Present

tense

Personal pronouns
I
je // j + vowel
you(singular, informal) tu
he
il
she
elle
we/one
on

I
you
he
she
we

to be
am
are (singular)
is
is
are

je
tu
il
elle
on

tre
suis
es
est
est
est

we
you
they
they

are
are (plural)
are
are (girls only)

nous
vous
ils
elles

sommes
tes
sont
sont

I
you
he
she
we

to go
go
go (singular)
goes
goes
go

je
tu
il
elle
on

aller
vais
vas
va
va
va

we
you
they
they

go
go (plural)
go
go (girls)

nous
vous
ils
elles

irregular
verbs

we
you (plural or formal)
they (boys or mixed)
they (girls only)

nous
vous
ils
elles

I
you
he
she
we

to have
have
have (singular)
has
has
have

j
tu
il
elle
on

we
you
they
they

have
have (plural)
have
have (girls)

nous
vous
ils
elles

avons
avez
ont
ont

I
you
he
she
we

to do
do
do (singular)
does
does
do

je
tu
il
elle
on

we
you
they
they

do
do (plural)
do
do (girls only)

nous
vous
ils
elles

faisons
faites
font
font

I
you
he
she
we

to drink
drink
drink (sing)
drinks
drinks
drink

je
tu
il
elle
on

boire
bois
bois
boit
boit
boit

we
you
they
they

drink
drink (plural)
drink
drink (girls)

nous
vous
ils
elles

avoir
ai
as
a
a
a

faire
fais
fais
fait
fait
fait

buvons
buvez
boivent
boivent

to go out/take out
I
go out/take out
you
go out/take out
he
go out/take out
she
go out/take out
we
go out/take out

je
tu
il
elle
on

we
you
they
they

nous
vous
ils
elles

go
go
go
go

out/take
out/take
out/take
out/take

out
out
out
out

allons
allez
vont
vont
sortir
sors
sors
sort
sort
sort
sortons
sortez
sortent
sortent

I
you
he
she
we

to take
take
take (sing)
takes
takes
take

prendre
je
prends
tu
prends
il
prend
elle
prend
on
prend

we
you
they
they

take
take (plural)
take
take (girls)

nous
vous
ils
elles

prenons
prenez
prennent
prennent

Present
tense

Er ending verbs

regular

Most er ending verbs follow the same pattern: Take off the er of the
infinitive and add the correct ending:

verbs
I
You
He
She
We

to play
play
play (sing)
plays
plays
play

We
You
They
They

play
play (plural)
play
play (girls)

anglais
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to

live
stay
travel
rent
spend (time)
buy
eat
think (that)
like
love
hate
swim
visit
have fun

je
tu
il
elle
on

jouer
joue
joues
joue
joue
joue

to be called
I
am called
you (s) are called
he
is called
she
is called
we
are called

je
tu
il
elle
on

mappelle
tappelles
sappelle
sappelle
sappelle

nous
vous
ils
elles

jouons
jouez
jouent
jouent

we
are called
you (pl)are called
they (m) are called
they (f) are called

nous
vous
ils
elles

nous appelons
vous appelez
sappellent
sappellent

sappeler

franais
habiter
rester
voyager
louer
passer
acheter
manger
penser (que)
aimer
adorer
dtester
nager
Visiter
samuser

Negatives
- To say not, sandwich the verb
between ne and pas
I am

= je suis

I am not

= je ne suis pas

-never = jamais
To say not, sandwich the verb
between ne and pas
Je ne suis jamais ennuyeux.

Position of adverbs in a sentence

-often = souvent
I am often chatty.
Je suis souvent bavard.
Note: voyager and manger have an exception:
Nous rangeons
We keep the e as it helps keep the g sound soft.

-always = toujours
I am always funny.
Je suis toujours marrant.