Infinitives ENG 2 French
to like
aimer
arriver
to arrive
Je ______ (manger) =
Je mange
What's the difference between rencontrer and retrouver?
Rencontrer is to meet for the first time.
Retrouver is to find or meet up again (2nd time).
to like more
aimer mieux
to arrive
Nous ______ (jouer) au foot
Nous jouons au foot
Nous commençons la fête de la Saint-Patrick
We start the St. Patrick's Day party
How come sometimes it's a je and sometimes it's a j' ?
Like, je joue au baseball.
But, j'habite à Columbia.
A E I O U Y H
to look for
chercher
partager
to share
Elles _______ (habiter) loin (far away)
Elles habitent loin
Ils partagent la guitare
What if you didn't even know what the word meant? Could you still conjugate (change the ending) properly?
Example: Nous _______ (chanter) Beck.
Sure. Even if you don't know what it means, you can just change the endings according to the pattern.
-e -ons
-es -ez
-e -ent
Therefore, Nous chantons Beck. (We sing Beck.)
to look at / to watch
regarder
oublier
to forget
Vous _______ (étudier) la Macarena
Vous étudiez la Macarena
Elle dessine les chaises et la table
She draws the chairs and the table
Oh shoot. How come it's
Nous oublions nos devoirs (We forget our homework)
but
Nous mangeons une pizza (We eat a pizza)?
Is there supposed to be an extra e in there?
On nous forms, you put an e if the verb ends in -ger
manger, voyager, partager, etc.
Nous mangeons
Nous voyageons
Nous partageons
to travel
voyager
travailler
to work
Il _______ (oublier) ses fautes (his mistakes)
Il oublie ses fautes
Je donne mon prénom
I give my first name
Whoa, it's commencer, but look:
Nous commençons (We start)
How come it changed from c to ç ?
You need the ç before an o so it makes an s-sound.
Otherwise leave it as a c
Je commence Nous commençons
Tu commence Vous commencez
Il commence Ils commencent