What Tense?
Culture
Vocabulaire
Futur Proche
Passe Recent
100

This tense is used to talk about what is currently happening. 

Present

100

France is known as l'Hexagone because it has this many sides.

6

100

to play tennis

jouer au tennis 

100

Je ________________ (finir) les devoirs.

vais finir

100

Tu ___________ (nager) 

viens de nager

200

This tense is used to tell what will happen in the near future. 

Futur Proche

200

This monument was the tallest in the world when in was built in 1889. 

The Eiffel Tower

200

to go to the stadium

aller au stade

200

Nous ______________ (aller) au cafe

allons aller

200

Il _____________ (jouer) au tennis

vient de jouer

300

This tense is used to tell what happened in the recent past. 

Passe Recent

300

This French emperor died in exile on the island of St. Helena. 

Napoleon Bonaparte I 

300

to take photos

faire de la photo

300

Vous _________________ (ranger) la maison

allez ranger

300

Mes parents __________________ (faire) du ski

viennent de faire

400

This tense is formed by conjugating the verb aller then adding the infinitive.

futur proche

400

This capital of this French speaking nation is Bern.

Switzerland

400

to read

lire

400

Theirry et Marie _____________ (manger) les frites

vont manger

400

Marc et moi ______________ (aller) au cafe

venons d'aller 

500

This verb form is formed by conjugating the verb venir, then adding de and the infinitive. 

Passe Recente

500

This French speaking area has the oldest fortified city in North America.

Quebec 

500

to play chess

jouer aux echecs 

500

Emile et toi ________________ (repondre) aux questions

allez repondre

500
Jules, Natalie, et toi ______________ (attendre) le prof

venez d'apprendre