TENSES

TENSES

1. Future

   • Simple Future
     • infinitive stem + the endings for avoir
     • ai as a ons ez ent
     • er verbs take off the e on the stem
     • irregular future stems: avoir - aur... etre - ser... aller - ir... devoir - devr... faire - fer... savoir - saur... pleuvoir - pleuvr...
   • Near Future
     • aller + infinitive

2. Passe Compose

   • for completed actions
   • avoir or etre followed by the past participle
   • add (e)(s)(es) for verbs that take etre
   • REMEMBER PDO AGREEMENTS
     • an object that comes before a verb needs to have endings on the verb, but not if the object comes after the verb
     • Reflexives: a PDO agreement is always needed, to agree with the object not the subject
   • MRS VANDERTRAMP

3. Imperfect

   • used for: -an unfinished action - a description - a habit
   • take the nous form of the present tense
     • ais ais ait ions iez aient

4. Conditional

   • hypothetical situation
   • I would
   • infinitive
     • ais ais ait ions iez aient