FRENCH TENSES

• How do you form the immediate future tense?

  Aller in the present tense + infinitive
• What does the future tense translate to?

  Something that "will" happen in the future
• How do your form the future tense?

  Infinitve(for "re" verbs take off the "e") +future endings
• What are the future endings?

  Je➡️ ai

  Tu➡️ as

  Il/elle/on➡️ a

  Vous➡️ ez

  Nous ➡️ ons

  Ils/elles➡️ ont
• Future stem for avoir

  Aur-
• Future stem for etre

  Ser-
• Future stem for faire

  Fer-
• Future stem for Aller

  Ir-
• Future stem for pouvoir

  Pourr-
• Future stem for voir

  Verr-
• Future stem for vouloir

  Voudr-
• Future stem for devoir

  Devr
• Future stem for envoyer

  Enverr
• Future stem for savoir

  Saur-
• Future stem for venir

  Viendr-
• Future stem for falloir

  Faudr-
• How do you form the Conditional tense?

  Future stem + Imperfect endings
• What does the conditional tense translate to?

  What you "would" do in the future
• Why does the perfect tense translate to?

  Completed actions in the past/ one clearly defined past time frame

  e. g. I did

  He ate
• How do you form the perfect tense for an avoir verb?

  Present tense of avoir + past participle

  E. G. Il a pris un photo

  Elles ont fait
• How do you form the perfect tense with an etre verb?

  Present tense of etre + ADVENT verb with correct past participle + agreement (e, accented e, s)
• What are the advent verbs?

  Arriver Partir

  Descendre Monter

  Venir Aller

  Entre Sortir

  Naître Mourir

  Tombre Rester
• What are other etre verbs?

  Retourner/rentre = to return

  Revenir = to go back

  Revenir = to become
• What type of verbs takes on etre in the perfect tense?

  Reflexive
• What is the past participle for venir?

  Venu
• What is the past participle for naître?

  Né
• What is the past participle for Tombre?

  Tombé
• What is the past participle for Mourir?

  Mort
• What do all etre verbs need in the perfect tense once they have been conjugated?

  AGREEMENTS
• Where does the Reflexive pronoun go in the perfect tense?

  After the subject

  E. G. Nous Nous sommes couchés
• Where does the Reflexive pronoun go in the present tense?

  After the subject

  E. G. Je me douche
• Where does the Reflexive pronoun go in the immediate future tense?

  After the present tense of Aller

  E. G. Je vais me reposer
• Name 10 irregular avoir past participles

  Boire = bu

  Courir = couru

  Connaitre = connu

  Dire = dit

  Lire = lu

  Devoir = dû

  Faire = fait

  Avoir = eu

  Vouloir= voulu

  Ouvrir = ouvert

  Pouvoir = pu

  Prendre = pris

  Vivre = vécu

  écrire = écrire

  Etre = été

  Savoir = su

  Suivre= suivi

  Voir = vu

  Mettre= mis

  Recevoir = reçu
• What does the Imperfect tense translate to?

  Was/were

  What you used to do

  Regularity in the past

  A sudden/ unexpected change in the psst
• How do you form the imperfect tense?

  Nous form in the present tense + remove 'ons' + Imperfect ending
• What are the imperfect endings?

  ais

  ais

  ait

  ions

  iez

  aient
• What is the etre stem for the imperfect tense?

  ét-
• What does the plu perfect tense translate to?

  What had happened
• How do you form the plu perfect tense?

  Imperfect tense of avoir/etre + past participle(agreement if it's an etre/Reflexive verb)
• Present tense endings for - ER verbs

  e

  es

  e

  ons

  ez

  ont