Verb Conjugations

Annotations:

• Expresses something that is going to happen soon, an upcoming event which is going to occur in the near future.

1. Pronoun + Aller + Infinitive

Annotations:

• Talks about upcoming events. (Equivalent of "will" + main verb.)

1. Ending
   1. je -ai
   2. tu -as
   3. il -a
   4. nous -ons
   5. vous -ez
   6. ils -ont
2. Stem
   1. Normally: Infinitive Form of Verb
   2. Exceptions
      1. Être
         1. ser-
      2. Faire
         1. fer-
      3. Pouvoir
         1. pourr-
      4. Aller
         1. ir-
      5. Avoir
         1. aur-
      6. Voir
         1. verr-
      7. Venir
         1. viendr-
      8. Savoir
         1. saur-
      9. Devoir
         1. devr-
      10. Vouloir
          1. voudr-
      11. Mourir
          1. mourr-
      12. Envoyer
          1. enverr-
      13. Revecoir
          1. recevr-
      14. Falloir
          1. il faudra

Annotations:

• Descriptive past tense which indicates an ongoing state of being or a repeated or incomplete action. "was" or "was ___-ing."
• Indicates: 1. Former habitual actions or states of being. 2. Physical and emotional descriptions: time, weather, age, feelings 3. Actions or states of an unspecified duration 4. Background information in conjunction with the passé composé 5. Wishes or suggestions 6. Conditions in si clauses

1. Take nous form of verb and add ending.
   1. Exception: Être
      1. ét-
2. Endings
   1. je -ais
   2. tu -ais
   3. il -ait
   4. nous -ions
   5. vous -iez
   6. ils -aient

Annotations:

• Most common French past tense.

1. Être
   1. DR. & MRS. VANDERTRAMP(P)

      Annotations:

      • Devenir Revenir Monter Rester Sortir Venir Aller Naître Descendre Entrer Rentrer Tomber Retourner Arriver Mourir Partir (Passer)
2. Avoir
3. Endings
   1. -re
      1. -u
   2. -er
      1. -é
   3. -ir
      1. -i
   4. Exceptions

      Annotations:

      • ((See Appendix in Book))

Annotations:

• Present tense. Includes: Ex. I run, I am running.

1. -er
   1. je -e
   2. tu -es
   3. il -e
   4. nous -ons
   5. vous -ez
   6. ils -ent
2. -re
   1. je -s
   2. tu -s
   3. il -
   4. nous -ons
   5. vous -ez
   6. ils -ent
3. -ir
   1. je -is
   2. tu -is
   3. il -it
   4. nous -issons
   5. vous -issez
   6. ils -issent
4. Exceptions

   Annotations:

   • See Appendix of Book

Annotations:

•  Describes events that are not guaranteed to occur; often dependent on certain conditions. (Similar to: "would" + main verb.)
• Mainly used in if ... then, to express what would happen if a condition were met

1. Futur Simple Stem, Imparfait Ending