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How to Conjugate French Verbs: CONDITIONAL TENSE


For the conditional tense in French the appropriate endings will be added to the
infinitive of the verb. For verbs ending in “-RE”, remove the final “e” before adding the
ending. There are several verbs that use an irregular stem instead of the infinitive. They
are listed further below.

-Conditional Tense Endings


je = AIS nous = IONS
tu = AIS vous = IEZ
il, elle, on = AIT ils, elles = AIENT

je parlerlais = I would speak


tu parlerais = you would speak
il parlerait = he would speak, elle
parlerait = she would speak, on
parlerait = one would speak
nous parlerions = we were speaking
vous parleriez = you were speaking
ils/elles parleraient = they were speaking

The follow verbs use an irregular stem instead of the infinitive:

Verb Irregular Stem


aller ir-
avoir aur-
devoir devr-
envoyer enverr-
être ser-
faire fer-
falloir faudr-
mourir mourr-
pleuvoir pleuvr-
pouvoir pourr-
recevoir recevr-
savoir saur-
venir viendr-
voir verr-
vouloir voudr-

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How to Conjugate French Verbs: IMPERFECT TENSE


For the imperfect tense in French, remove the last 2 letters from the verb (either “ar”,
“ir”, or “re”) and then add the appropriate ending. Unlike the present tense, the
imperfect endings will be the same for all three verb endings, -er, -ir, and –re.
So remove the ending (-er, -ir, -re) and add:
.
-Imperfect Tense Endings.

je = AIS nous = IONS


tu = AIS vous = IEZ
il, elle, on = AIT ils, elles = AIENT

je parlais = I was speaking


tu parlais = you were speaking
il parlait = he was speaking, elle parlait = she was speaking, on parlait = one was speaking nous
parlions = we were speaking
vous parliez = you were speaking
ils/elles parlaient = they were speaking

There is only one irregular verb in the Imperfect tense, which is être.

-Être Imperfect Conjugations

je = J’étais nous = Nous étions


tu = Tu étais vous = Vous étiez
il, elle, on = Il était ils, elles = Ils étaient

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How to Conjugate French Verbs: PRESENT TENSE


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For the present tense in French, remove the last 2 letters from the verb (either “ar”, “ir”,
or “re”) and then add the correct ending. So for “parler” (to speak), you would remove
the -er and add one of the following endings:
-ER Verb Endings

.jeparle = I speak
tu parles = you speak
je = E nous = ONS
tu = ES vous = EZ
il, elle, on = E ils, elles = ENT
il parle = he speaks, elle parle = she speaks, on parle = one speaks nous parlons = we speak
vous parlez = you speak
ils/elles parlent = they speak
-IR Verb Endings

je = IS nous = ISSONS
tu = IS vous = ISSEZ
il, elle, on = IT ils, elles = ISSENT
-RE Verb Endings

Here are the subject pronouns as a reminder: je = I


tu = you (familiar singular)
il = he, elle = she, on = one, we (informal)
nous = we
je = S nous = ONS
tu = S vous = EZ
il, elle, on = __ ils, elles = ENT
vous = you (formal singular; plural)
ils = they, elles = they (if the group is composed entirely of females)

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How to Conjugate French Verbs: FUTURE TENSE


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je = AI nous = ONS
tu = AS vous = EZ
il, elle, on = A ils, elles = ONT
For the future tense in French the appropriate endings will be added to the infinitive of
the verb. For verbs ending in “-RE”, remove the final “e” before adding the ending.
There are several verbs that use an irregular stem instead of the infinitive. They are
listed further below.

Remember that the near future can be conjugated as:


ALLER + INIFINITIVE = GOING TO ______
.
-Future Tense Endings
.

je parlerlai = I will speak


tu parleras = you will speak
il parlera = he will speak, elle parlera = she will speak, on parlera = one will speak nous parlerons
= we will speaking
vous parlerez = you will speaking
ils/elles parleront = they will speaking

The follow verbs use an irregular stem instead of the infinitive:

Verb Irregular
Stem
aller ir-
avoir aur-
devoir devr
envoyer - enverr-
être ser-
faire fer-
falloir faudr-
mourir mourr-
pleuvoir pleuvr-
pouvoir pourr-
recevoir recevr-
savoir saur-
venir viendr-
voir verr-
vouloir voudr-

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Asking Questions in French


There are 3 ways to ask a question in French.

1. To ask a simple yes or no question, simple use this formation:

est-ce que + _____________________?

2. To ask an informational question, you can use this formation:

"question word" + est-ce que +__________________?

Question Words

who? qui?
to whom? à qui?
what? qu'est-ce que?
when? quand?
where? où?
why? pourquoi?
how? comment?

3. You can also ask a question when speaking by making your voice
rise at the end of a sentence.

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Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense


*Common Irregular Verbs
être (to be) avoir (to have) faire (to do/make) aller (to go)
je suis ai fais Vais
tu es as fais vas
il, elle, on est a fait va
nous sommes avons faisons allons
vous êtes avez faites allez
ils, elles sont ont font vont

*Irregular -oir Verbs


pouvoir (to be able to) vouloir (to want) voir (to see) devoir (to owe, have got to)
je peux veux vois dois
tu peux veux vois dois
il, elle, on peut veut voit doit
nous pouvons voulons voyons devons
vous pouvez voulez voyez devez
ils, elles peuvent veulent voient doivent

*Irregular -ir Verbs


dormir (to sleep) partir (to leave) servir (to serve) sortir (to go out)
je dors pars sers sors
tu dors pars sers sors
il, elle, on peut veut voit doit
nous pouvons voulons voyons devons
vous dormez partez servez sortez
ils, elles dorment partent servent sortent

venir (to come) ouvir (to open) offrir (to offer)


je viens ouvre offre
tu viens ouvres offres
il, elle, on vient ouvre offre
nous venons ouvrons offrons
vous venez ouvrez offrez
ils, elles viennent ouvren offrent

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