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Introduction to Verb Conjugations
C’est quoi un VERBE?
Action of the sentence.Consider:
Don’t give strangers access to your bank account.
If the internet is down, you can’t access the website.
Infinitives and Finites
In English, we use the word ‘to’ when giving a verb in the infinitive form.
The finite, or conjugated form, looks different than the infinitive because it is bound by time.
Types of French Verbs
3 classes of regular French verbs
Classification is determined by the last two letters of the verb
STEM PRACTICE
Identify the stems of each of the verbs that you see.
Remember, to find the stem you need to remove the classified ending.
PARLER
PARL-
JOUER
JOU-
VENDRE
VEND
CHOISIR
CHOIS-
AIMER
AIM-
RESSEMBLER
RESSEMBL-
RÉFLÉCHIR
RÉFLÉCH-
MAIGRIR
MAIGR-
DESCENDRE
DESCEND-
GROSSIR
GROSS-
Conjugation of Verbs
Kind of like a simple math equation
INFINITIVE VERB – CLASSIFICATION ENDING+ PRONOUN ENDING = CONJUGATED VERB
IRREGULAR VERBS
Unfortunately, not all verbs follow a conjugation pattern. These are called irregular verbs
AVOIRTO HAVE
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