Tenses

• What is the Passé Composé used for?


  Used for single completed actions in the past
• What is L’Imparfait used for?

  Used for ongoing or repeated actions in the past, or to describe background information
• What is Le Présent used for?


  Used for actions happening now or habitual actions
• What is Le Futur Simple used for?


  Used to express actions that will happen in the more distant future
• What is Le Futur Proche used for?


  Used to express actions that will happen in the near future
• What is Le Conditionnel used for?


  Used to express hypothetical or uncertain actions
• How do you say "I played tennis" in French?

  J'ai joué au tennis
• How do you say "I went" in French?

  Je suis allé(e)
• How do you say "I was playing tennis" in French?


  Je jouais au tennis
• How do you say "I play tennis" in French?


  Je joue au tennis
• How do you say "I will play tennis" in French?


  Je jouerai au tennis
• How do you say "I'm going to play tennis" in French?

  Je vais jouer au tennis
• How do you say "I would play tennis if..." in French?


  Je jouerais au tennis si...
• What are the endings for regular 'ER' verbs in the present tense?


  • -e
  • -es
  • -e
  • -ons
  • -ez
  • -ent
• What are the endings for regular 'IR' verbs in the present tense?


  • -is
  • -is
  • -it
  • -issons
  • -issez
  • -issent
• What are the endings for regular 'RE' verbs in the present tense?


  • -s
  • -s
  • -t
  • -ons
  • -ez
  • -ent
• What are the endings for regular 'ER' verbs in the Passé Composé?


  • -é
• What are the endings for regular 'IR' verbs in the Passé Composé?


  • -i
• What are the endings for regular 'RE' verbs in the Passé Composé?


  • -u
• What is the formation of the Passé Composé?


  • Choose "avoir" or "être" as the auxiliary verb
  • Form past participle
  • Combine auxiliary verb and past participle
• What is the formation of the Conditional Tense?


  • Use the infinitive form of the verb
  • Add conditional endings
• What is the present tense used to describe?


  Actions happening in the present, habitual actions, general truths, and current states of being
• What does the Passé Composé emphasize?


  It emphasizes the result or consequences of an event
• What does L’Imparfait portray?


  It portrays ongoing or repeated past actions, sets the scene, describes background information, or expresses habitual actions in the past
• What is the use of the Conditional tense?


  To express hypothetical or unreal situations in the present or future, convey polite requests, or express uncertainty
• What are the present time phrases in French?

  • Maintenant - Now
  • En ce moment - At this moment
  • Aujourd'hui - Today
  • Actuellement - Currently
  • En ce jour - On this day
  • De nos jours - Nowadays
  • À l'heure actuelle - At the present time
  • En ce point précis - At this specific point
  • Chaque jour - Every day
  • Toujours - Always
• What are the past time phrases in French?


  • Hier - Yesterday
  • La semaine dernière - Last week
  • Il y a longtemps - A long time ago
  • L'année dernière - Last year
  • Avant-hier - The day before yesterday
  • À cette époque - At that time
  • Autour de - Around (a specific year, period)
  • Autrefois - Formerly
  • Déjà - Already
• What are the future time phrases in French?


  • Demain - Tomorrow
  • Plus tard - Later
  • Bientôt - Soon
  • Dans l'avenir - In the future
  • La semaine prochaine - Next week
  • L'année prochaine - Next year
  • Dans un avenir proche - In the near future
  • Un jour - One day
• How do you say "I am busy now" in French?

  Je suis occupé maintenant
• How do you say "At this moment, I am working on an important project" in French?


  En ce moment, je travaille sur un projet important
• How do you say "Every day, I exercise to stay fit" in French?


  Chaque jour, je fais de l'exercice pour rester en forme
• How do you say "Yesterday, I met an old friend" in French?


  Hier, j'ai rencontré un vieil ami
• How do you say "Last week, I visited an interesting museum" in French?


  La semaine dernière, j'ai visité un musée intéressant
• How do you say "A long time ago, I traveled to Asia" in French?

  Il y a longtemps, j'ai voyagé en Asie
• How do you say "Tomorrow, I will start a new project" in French?


  Demain, je commencerai un nouveau projet
• How do you say "Soon, we will plan our summer vacation" in French?

  Bientôt, nous planifierons nos vacances d'été
• How do you say "In the near future, we hope to buy a house" in French?

  Dans un avenir proche, nous espérons acheter une maison
• How does the use of Le Futur Proche differ from Le Futur Simple?


  Le Futur Proche is used for immediate or planned actions, while Le Futur Simple is for more general future events
• What is the difference in formation between the Passé Composé and the Conditional Tense?


  Passé Composé uses auxiliary verbs and past participles, while Conditional Tense uses the infinitive form and adds conditional endings
• How do the endings for regular verbs differ in the present tense compared to the conditional tense?


  Present tense endings vary by verb type, while conditional tense endings are consistent across all verbs