French Grammer - Verb Conjugations

Front 1

Name the endings for conjugating -er verbs in the present tense.

Back 1

-e -ons
-es -ez
-e -ent

Front 2

Name the endings for conjugating -ir verbs in the present tense.

Back 2

-is -issons
-is -issez
-it -issent

Front 3

Name the endings for conjugating -re verbs in the present tense.

Back 3

-s -ons
-s -ez
- -ent

Front 4

How do you form the past participle of a regular verb?

Back 4

-er: drop the -er and add é
-ir: drop the -ir and add i
re: drop the -re and add u

Front 5

How do you form the Passé Composé tense?

Back 5

correct conjugation of avoir + Past participle (-é, -i, -u)

note: some verbs conjugate with être

Front 6

Which verbs conjugate with être in the Passé Composé tense (i.e. belong to the "maison d'être")?

Back 6

aller, venir, partir, rentrer, retourner, monter, descendre, tomber, intervenir, naître, mourir, décéder, sortir, partir, arriver, rester, devenir, entrer, and all reflexive verbs.

Front 7

How do you form the Imparfait of a regular verb?

Back 7

Start with the 1stPPL (nous form), drop the -ons ending and add the imperfect endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient

Front 8

How do you form the future of a regular -er verb?

Back 8

entire infinitive + future endings (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont)

Front 9

How do you form the future of a regular -ir verb?

Back 9

entire infinitive + future endings (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont)

Front 10

How do you form the future of a regular -re verb?

Back 10

drop the final -e then add future endings (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont)

Front 11

How do you form the Conditional of a verb?

Back 11

Start with the future stem and add the imperfect endings