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    The document discusses forming the present tense in French. There are three types of regular verbs: -er, -ir, and -re verbs. For regular verbs, the present tense endings are added to the verb stem. Some letters may change in the stem before adding endings, such as y changing to i. Irregular verbs do not follow a set pattern and must be memorized individually for the present tense. The present tense in French is used to express current actions, habitual actions, general truths, immediate future actions, and conditions.

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    The document discusses forming the present tense in French. There are three types of regular verbs: -er, -ir, and -re verbs. For regular verbs, the present tense endings are added to the verb stem. Some letters may change in the stem before adding endings, such as y changing to i. Irregular verbs do not follow a set pattern and must be memorized individually for the present tense. The present tense in French is used to express current actions, habitual actions, general truths, immediate future actions, and conditions.

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    Present tense

    By Jeeviga and Thara

    Forming the present tenseRegular Verbs

    There are three types of regular verbs:


    -er verbs, like parler (to talk)
    -ir verbs, like choisir (to choose)
    -re verbs, like vendre (to sell)

    Regular Verb Table


    ER VERBS
    PARLER

    IR VERBS
    CHOISIR

    RE VERBS
    VENDRE

    JE

    parle

    choisis

    vends

    TU

    parles

    choisis

    vends

    IL/ELLE/ON

    parle

    choisit

    vend

    NOUS

    parlons

    choisissons

    vendons

    VOUS

    parlez

    choisissez

    vendez

    ILS/ELLES

    parlent

    choisissent

    vendent

    In some cases before changing the stem some


    letters may also change. For example y would
    change into i in verbs ending in oyer and uyer
    in the first, second and third person singular and
    the third person plural.
    Now try
    another
    example:
    essuyer to
    wipe

    In other cases, if a verb ends in c the c needs to


    be changed into in front of the letter o of the
    first person plural. For example:

    If a verb stem ends in g the g needs to be changed


    into ge in front of the letter o of the first person.
    For example:

    -ER

    regarder

    couter

    jouer

    visiter

    to watch

    - to

    Je / J (I)

    Je regarde

    Tu (you)

    Tu regardes

    Il / Elle (he/she)

    Il / elle regarde

    Nous (we)

    Nous regardons

    Vous (you)

    Vous regardez

    Ils / Elles (they)

    Ils/Elles regardent

    -IR

    Finir

    Russir

    Rflchir

    Choisir

    to finish

    - to

    Je / J (I)

    Je finis

    Tu (you)

    Tu finis

    Il / Elle (he/she)

    Il/Elle finit

    Nous (we)

    Nous finissons

    Vous (you)

    Vous finissez

    Ils / Elles (they)

    Ils/Elles finissent

    -RE

    Descendre

    Rpondre

    Vendre

    Perdre

    - to go down

    - to

    Je / J (I)

    Je descends

    Tu (you)

    Tu descends

    Il / Elle (he/she)

    Il/Elle descend

    Nous (we)

    Nous descendons

    Vous (you)

    Vous descendez

    Ils / Elles (they)

    Ils/Elles descendent

    Forming the present tense


    Irregular verbs

    In French, the present tense is used to express all of the following:


    I. Current actions and situations
    Je suis fatigu.
    I am tired.

    Nous allons au march.


    We are going to the market.
    II. Habitual actions
    Il va l'cole tous les jours.
    He goes to school every day.
    Je visite des muses le samedi.
    I visit museums on Saturdays.

    III. Absolute and general truths


    La terre est ronde.
    The earth is round.
    L'ducation est importante.
    Education is important.

    And also:
    IV. Actions which will occur immediately
    J'arrive !
    I'll be right there!
    Il part tout de suite.
    He is leaving right away.

    V. Conditions, such as in si clauses

    Si je peux, j'irai avec toi.


    If I can, I will go with you.
    Si vous voulez.
    If you like.

    http://www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel/french/grammar/revise-it/tenses

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