Introduction to Verb Conjugations

C’est quoi un VERBE?

Action of the sentence.Consider:

Don’t give strangers access to your bank account.

If the internet is down, you can’t access the website.

Infinitives and Finites

In English, we use the word ‘to’ when giving a verb in the infinitive form.

The finite, or conjugated form, looks different than the infinitive because it is bound by time.

Types of French Verbs

3 classes of regular French verbs

Classification is determined by the last two letters of the verb

STEM PRACTICE

Identify the stems of each of the verbs that you see.

Remember, to find the stem you need to remove the classified ending.

PARLER

PARL-

JOUER

JOU-

VENDRE

VEND

CHOISIR

CHOIS-

AIMER

AIM-

RESSEMBLER

RESSEMBL-

RÉFLÉCHIR

RÉFLÉCH-

MAIGRIR

MAIGR-

DESCENDRE

DESCEND-

GROSSIR

GROSS-

Conjugation of Verbs

Kind of like a simple math equation

INFINITIVE VERB – CLASSIFICATION ENDING+ PRONOUN ENDING = CONJUGATED VERB

IRREGULAR VERBS

Unfortunately, not all verbs follow a conjugation pattern. These are called irregular verbs

AVOIRTO HAVE