French Verb Conjugations PDF

1. Present Tense Conjugation of "Faire" (to do, to make): Remember: "Faire" is used for actions, making things, or having a specific state. Conjugation: o je fais (I do) o tu fais (you do) o il/elle/on fait (he/she/one does) o nous faiso...

1. Present Tense Conjugation of "Faire" (to do, to make): Remember: "Faire" is used for actions, making things, or having a specific state. Conjugation: o je fais (I do) o tu fais (you do) o il/elle/on fait (he/she/one does) o nous faisons (we do) o vous faites (you do) o ils/elles font (they do) 2. Future Tense: "Aller" (to go) + Infinitive Construction: To build a future tense phrase, conjugate the verb aller (to go) and add the infinitive of another verb. Example: Je vais faire mes devoirs. (I am going to do my homework.) 3. Past Tense Formula Remember: The past tense in French involves an auxiliary verb and the past participle of the main verb. Formula: Subject + auxiliary verb (avoir/être - to have/to be) conjugated + past participle of main verb (faire - to do). Example: J'ai fait mes devoirs. (I did my homework.) 1. "Avoir" (to have) and Past Tense "Avoir" in Past Tense: When "avoir" is used as an auxiliary verb in past tense, it translates to "did" or "made." Example: o Christian la fait la cuisine (Christian made the food) o C + Clont fait la cuisine (C and C made the food) 2. "Aller" (to go) and Past Tense - "Être" "Aller" in Past Tense: The past tense of "aller" uses the auxiliary verb "être." It translates to "going" or "being" before the subject. Example: Aller = être (To go = to be) Example: Christian va à l'école. (Christian is going to school.) 3. Daily Activities - "Qu'est-ce que tu fais?" "Qu'est-ce que tu fais?" (What are you doing?) o This expression is used to ask about someone's current activity. o Example: Il fait du vélo. (He is biking) 4. Past Tense: "Faire" (to do/make) and "Avoir" "Avoir" + past participle of "faire": This form is used to ask about activities completed in the past. Example: o Il a fait du vélo. (He rode his bike. He did bike riding.) o Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier? (What did you do yesterday?) 5. Past Tense: "J'étudie" "J'étudie": This verb is used to express the present tense of "I study." Past Tense: You can express a past action using "J'étudie" by using "J'ai étudié" (I studied). Multiple meanings of "J'étudie":  o "I am studying" (present action) o "I study" (habitual action) o "I do study" (emphasize the action) 6. "J'ai joué" J'ai joué (I played) is the past tense form of "J'ai joue" (I play). "J'ai joué au foot." (I played soccer) is the past tense used for playing football. 7. "J'ai (avoir) mangé" "J'ai (avoir) mangé" (I ate) is the past tense form of "je mange (I eat). ERE (to eat): The verb "manger" (to eat) is an irregular verb that ends in "ere" in the past tense. Past participle: The past participle of "manger" is "mangé."