French Grammar: Sentences | Verbs | Nouns | Adjectives | Prepositions | Adverbs

Similar to other romance languages French has 3 kinds of 'easy'-to-conjugate verbs. It also has 2 other kinds: irregular and stem-changing verbs. These first three examples are examples of regular -er, -ir and -re ending verbs.

Parler ---Present Tense: I speak = je parle you speak = tu parles you speak (formal) = il parle we speak = nous parlons they speak = ils parlent	---Past Tense: I spoke = je parlais you spoke = tu parlais you spoke (formal) = il/elle/on parlait we spoke = nous parlaions they spoke = ils/elles parlaint
Choisir ---Present Tense: I choose = je choisis you choose = tu choisis you choose (formal) = il choisit we choose = nous choisissons they choose = ils choisissent	---Past Tense: I chose = je choisais you chose = tu choisais you chose (formal) = il/elle/on choisait we chose = nous choisions they chose = ils/elles choisient
Descendre ---Present Tense: I descend = je descends you descend = tu descends you descend (formal) = il descend we descend = nous descendons they choose = ils descendent	---Past Tense: I descended = je descendais you descended = tu descendais you descended (formal) = il/elle/on descendait we descended = nous descendions they descended = ils/elles descendaient

Here are a few other useful verbs and their conjugations. The first is an irregular verb:

Avoir ---Present Tense: I have = je ai OR j'ai you have = tu as you have (formal) = il a we have= nous avons they have = ils ont	---Past Tense: I had = j'avais you had = tu avais you had (formal) = il/elle/on avait we had = nous avions they had = ils/elles avaient
Étre ---Present Tense: I am = je suis you are = tu es you are (formal) = il est we are= nous sommes they are = ils sont	---Past Tense: I was = j'étais you were = tu étais you were (formal) = il/elle/on était we were = nous étions they were = ils/elles étaient
Aller ---Present Tense: I go = je vais you go = tu vas you go (formal) = il va we go= nous allons they go = ils vont
Venir ---Present Tense: I come = je viens you come = tu viens you come (formal) = il vient we come= nous venons they come = ils viennent	---Past Tense: I came = je venais you came = tu venais you came (formal) = il/elle/on venait we came = nous venions they came = ils/elles venaient
Faire ---Present Tense: I do/make = je fais you do/make = tu fais you do/make (formal) = il fait we do/make= nous faisons they do/make = ils font	---Past Tense: I did/made = je faisais you did/made = tu faisais you did/made (formal) = il/elle/on faisait we did/made = nous faisions they did/made = ils/elles faisaient

Commands
Use vous, tu and nous:
Polite- vous form
Familiar- tu form
"Let us"- nous form

For example,
Vous => Restez! (Stay!)
Tu => Regarde! (Watch!)
Nous => Allons-y! (Let's go!)

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