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verb forms
Verb construction
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| "Je" future tense ending | -ai |
| "Tu" future tense ending | -as |
| "Il/Elle/On" future tense ending | -a |
| "Nous" future tense ending | -ons |
| "Vous" future tense ending | -ez |
| "Ils/Elles" future tense ending | -ont |
| acheter future stem | achèter- |
| appeler future stem | appeller- |
| payer future stem | paier- |
| avoir future stem | aur- |
| être future stem | ser- |
| aller future stem | ir- |
| faire future stem | fer- |
| venir future stem | viendr- |
| devoir future stem | devr- |
| pouvoir future stem | pourr- |
| vouloir future stem | voudr- |
| envoyer future stem | enverr- |
| recevoir future stem | recevr- |
| savoir future stem | saur- |
| voir future stem | verr- |
| articles used with the parts of the body | le, la, l', les |
| "je" reflexive pronoun | me |
| "tu" reflexive pronoun | te |
| "il/elle/on" reflexive pronoun | se |
| "nous" reflexive pronoun | nous |
| "vous" reflexive pronoun | vous |
| ""ils/elles" reflexive pronoun | se |
| "je" reflexive passe compose | me suis |
| "tu" reflexive passe compose | t'es |
| "il/elle/on" reflexive passe compose | s'est |
| "nous" reflexive passe compose | nous sommes |
| "vous" reflexive passe compose | vous etes |
| "ils/elles" reflexive passe compose | se sont |
| "je" subjunctive ending | -e |
| "tu" subjunctive ending | -es |
| "il/elle/on" subjunctive ending | -e |
| "nous" subjunctive ending | -ions |
| "vous" subjunctive ending | -iez |
| "ils/elles" subjunctive ending | -ent |
| What is the subjunctive stem? | ils-form of present minus -ent |
| Venir subjunctive stems (je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles)/(nous/vous) | vienn/ven |
| acheter subjunctive stems (je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles)/(nous/vous) | achèt/achet |
| espérer subjunctive stems (je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles)/(nous/vous) | espèr/espér |
| appeler subjunctive stems (je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles)/(nous/vous) | appelle/appel |
| payer subjunctive stems (je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles)/(nous/vous) | pai/pay |
| boire subjunctive stems (je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles)/(nous/vous) | boiv/buv |
| voir subjunctive stems (je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles)/(nous/vous) | voi/voy |
| prendre subjunctive stems (je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles)/(nous/vous) | prenn/pren |
| "je" subjunctive formation of être | sois |
| "tu" subjunctive formation of être | sois |
| "il/elle/on" subjunctive formation of être | soit |
| "nous" subjunctive formation of être | soyons |
| "vous" subjunctive formation of être | soyez |
| "ils/elles" subjunctive formation of être | soient |
| "je" subjunctive formation of avoir | aie |
| "tu" subjunctive formation of avoir | aies |
| "il/elle/on" subjunctive formation of avoir | ait |
| "nous" subjunctive formation of avoir | ayons |
| "vous" subjunctive formation of avoir | ayez |
| "ils/elles" subjunctive formation of avoir | aient |
| "je" subjunctive formation of aller | aille |
| "tu" subjunctive formation of aller | ailles |
| "il/elle/on" subjunctive formation of aller | aille |
| "nous" subjunctive formation of aller | allions |
| "vous" subjunctive formation of aller | alliez |
| "ils/elles" subjunctive formation of aller | aillent |
| "je" subjunctive formation of faire | fasse |
| "tu" subjunctive formation of faire | fasses |
| "il/elle/on" subjunctive formation of faire | fasse |
| "nous" subjunctive formation of faire | fassions |
| "vous" subjunctive formation of faire | fassiez |
| "ils/elles" subjunctive formation of faire | fassent |
| "je" imperfect ending | -ais |
| "tu" imperfect ending | -ais |
| "il/elle/on" imperfect ending | -ait |
| "nous" imperfect ending | -ions |
| "vous" imperfect ending | -iez |
| "ils/elles" imperfect ending | -aient |
| formation of the imperfect stem | nous-form of the present minus -ons |
| être imperfect stem | ét- |
| visiter imperfect stem | visit- |
| finir imperfect stem | finiss- |
| vendre imperfect stem | vend- |
| avoir imperfect stem | av- |
| faire imperfect stem | fais- |
| aller imperfect stem | all- |
| venir imperfect stem | ven- |
| sortir imperfect stem | sort- |
| mettre imperfect stem | mett- |
| vivre imperfect stem | viv- |
| savoir imperfect stem | sav- |
| recevoir imperfect stem | recev- |
| prendre imperfect stem | pren- |
| boire imperfect stem | buv- |
| lire imperfect stem | lis- |
| dire imperfect stem | dis- |
| écrire imperfect stem | écriv- |
| voir imperfect stem | voy- |
| connaître imperfect stem | connaiss- |
| "je" passé simple -er ending | -ai |
| "tu" passé simple -er ending | -as |
| "il/elle/on" passé simple -er ending | -a |
| "nous" passé simple -er ending | -âmes |
| "vous" passé simple -er ending | -âtes |
| "ils/elles" passé simple -er ending | -èrent |
| "je" passé simple -ir ending | -is |
| "tu" passé simple -ir ending | -is |
| "il/elle/on" passé simple -ir ending | -it |
| "nous" passé simple -ir ending | -îmes |
| "vous" passé simple -ir ending | -îtes |
| "ils/elles" passé simple -ir ending | -irent |
| "je" passé simple -re ending | -is |
| "tu" passé simple -re ending | -is |
| "il/elle/on" passé simple -re ending | -it |
| "nous" passé simple -re ending | -îmes |
| "vous" passé simple -re ending | -îtes |
| "ils/elles" passé simple -re ending | -irent |
| future stem | infinitive(minus -e, if any) |
| composition of the conditional | future stem + imperfect ending |
| croire formation | Je/tu crois il/elle/on croit nous croyons vous croyez ils/elles croient |
| craindre formation | je/tu crains il/elle/on craint nous craignons vous craignez ils/elles craignent |
| Past participle of croire | (avoir) cru |
| Past participle of craindre | (avoir) craint |
| Verbs like Craindre | Plaindre se plaindre de peindre éteindre |
| The past subjunctive | present subjunctive of aller or être + past participle |
| The plus-que-parfait (what had happened or had been done) | imperfect of avoir or être +past participle |
| The conditional | future stem + imperfect ending |
| The past conditional | conditional of avoir or être + past participle |