Expresses something that is going to happen soon, an upcoming event which is going to occur in the near future.
Pronoun + Aller + Infinitive
Futur Simple
Annotations:
Talks about upcoming events. (Equivalent of "will" + main verb.)
Ending
je -ai
tu -as
il -a
nous -ons
vous -ez
ils -ont
Stem
Normally: Infinitive Form of Verb
Exceptions
Être
ser-
Faire
fer-
Pouvoir
pourr-
Aller
ir-
Avoir
aur-
Voir
verr-
Venir
viendr-
Savoir
saur-
Devoir
devr-
Vouloir
voudr-
Mourir
mourr-
Envoyer
enverr-
Revecoir
recevr-
Falloir
il faudra
Imparfait
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
Take nous form of verb and add ending.
Exception: Être
ét-
Endings
je -ais
tu -ais
il -ait
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils -aient
Passé Composé
Annotations:
Most common French past tense.
Être
DR. & MRS. VANDERTRAMP(P)
Annotations:
Devenir
Revenir
Monter
Rester
Sortir
Venir
Aller
Naître
Descendre
Entrer
Rentrer
Tomber
Retourner
Arriver
Mourir
Partir
(Passer)
Avoir
Endings
-re
-u
-er
-é
-ir
-i
Exceptions
Annotations:
((See Appendix in Book))
Present
Annotations:
Present tense.
Includes:
Ex. I run, I am running.
-er
je -e
tu -es
il -e
nous -ons
vous -ez
ils -ent
-re
je -s
tu -s
il -
nous -ons
vous -ez
ils -ent
-ir
je -is
tu -is
il -it
nous -issons
vous -issez
ils -issent
Exceptions
Annotations:
See Appendix of Book
Conditional
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