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Conjugating The Simple Tenses of Regular French Verbs

The document discusses how to conjugate regular French verbs in the simple and compound tenses. It provides conjugation tables for common regular verbs ending in -er, -ir and -re in the present, imperfect, future, conditional and subjunctive tenses. Examples are also given for forming compound tenses using auxiliary verbs and past participles, as well as for imperative verb forms.

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Conjugating The Simple Tenses of Regular French Verbs

The document discusses how to conjugate regular French verbs in the simple and compound tenses. It provides conjugation tables for common regular verbs ending in -er, -ir and -re in the present, imperfect, future, conditional and subjunctive tenses. Examples are also given for forming compound tenses using auxiliary verbs and past participles, as well as for imperative verb forms.

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Conjugating the Simple Tenses of Regular French Verbs

If the infinitive of a regular French verb ends in -er, -ir, or -re, you can follow a fixed pattern in
conjugating the verb. If you learn to conjugate one verb in each of the groups, you will know how to
conjugate hundreds of others. The following chart has the conjugation of the five simple tenses of three
common regular verbs: parler (to speak), finir (to finish), and vendre (to sell). Just take the appropriate
stem for each tense and add the required ending.
Regular -er Verb Endings
Tense (stem) je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
Present (parl) -e -es -e -ons -ez -ent
Imperfect (parl) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
Future (parler) -ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Conditional (parler) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
Subjunctive (parl) -e -es -e -ions -iez -ent
Regular -ir Verb Endings
Tense (stem) je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
Present (fini) -s -s -t -ssons -ssez -ssent
Imperfect (finiss) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
Future (finir) -ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Conditional (finir) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
Subjunctive (finiss) -e -es -e -ions -iez -ent
Regular -re Verb Endings
Tense (stem) je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
Present (vend) -s -s (nothing) -ons -ez -ent
Imperfect (vend) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
Future (vendr) -ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Conditional (vendr) -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
Subjunctive (vend) -e -es -e -ions -iez -ent
Conjugating Compound Tenses with Regular French Verbs
To conjugate French compound tenses, you need an auxiliary verb, usually avoir (to have) or tre (to
be), plus the past participle of the desired verb. The following example shows French compound tenses
conjugated with the past participles of parler (to speak) with avoir as the auxiliary and arriver (to arrive)
with tre as the auxiliary.
Creating Compound Tenses with the Auxiliary Avoir (Parler)
Tense je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
Pass
Compos
ai parl as parl a parl avons
parl
avez
parl
ont parl
Pluperfect avais avais avait avions aviez avaient
parl parl parl parl parl parl
Future Perfect aurai
parl
auras
parl
aura
parl
aurons
parl
aurez
parl
auront
parl
Past
Conditional
aurais
parl
aurais
parl
aurait
parl
aurions
parl
auriez
parl
auraient
parl
Past
Subjunctive
aie parl aies
parl
ait parl ayons
parl
ayez
parl
aient parl
Creating Compound Tenses with the Auxiliary tre (Arriver)
Tense je tu il/elle/on nous vous ils/elles
Pass
Compos
suis
arriv
(e)
es arriv
(e)
est arriv
(e)
sommes
arrivs (es)
tes arriv
(e)(s) (es)
sont
arrivs (es)
Pluperfect tais
arriv
(e)
tais
arriv
(e)
tait
arriv (e)
tions
arrivs (es)
tiez
arriv (e)
(s) (es)
taient
arrivs (es)
Future
Perfect
serai
arriv
(e)
seras
arriv
(e)
sera
arriv (e)
serons
arrivs (es)
serez
arriv (e)
(s) (es)
seront
arrivs (es)
Past
Conditional
serais
arriv
(e)
serais
arriv
(e)
serait
arriv (e)
serions
arrivs (es)
seriez
arriv (e)
(s) (es)
seraient
arrivs (es)
Past
Subjunctive
sois
arriv
(e)
sois
arriv
(e)
soit arriv
(e)
soyons
arrivs (es)
soyez
arriv (e)
(s) (es)
soient
arrivs (es)
Imperative Forms of French Verbs
In French, the imperative mood expresses an order, request, or directive and is created with regular
verbs by using the verb directly and eliminating the subject pronoun. The imperative uses the present
tense of most verbs and the conjugations of three subject pronouns: tu (when speaking to someone
familiar), vous (when speaking to someone unfamiliar, older, a group, or a superior), and nous (when
including yourself in the group). Regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs follow the same pattern in commands as
shown in the following example, along with an example of a command using a pronominal verb and
pronoun.
Parler (to speak) Finir (to finish) Vendre (to sell) Se laver (to wash)
Parle! Finis! Vends! Lave-toi!
Parlons! Finissons! Vendons! Lavons-nous!
Parlez! Finissez! Vendez! Lavez-vous!

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