Uses
You use this verb tense to describe something that is currently occurring.
What is the present tense
Je vais étudier pour l'examen demain.
What is the futur proche?
For the imparfait, all verbs except one need to be put in the present nous form first.
What is être?
This verb tense has the conjugated form of avoir or être plus the past participle.
What is the passé composé?
What tense is this? Ne chantons pas!
What is le présent, but more specifically, l'impératif?
You use this tense to describe an action that will happen soon.
What is the futur proche?
Quand j'étais jeune, j'aimais les écureuils.
What is l'imparfait?
In this tense, you use avoir to express past action except when using verbs such as arriver, descendre, mourir, rentrer, rester, retourner, tomber, and venir.
What is le passé composé?
This verb tense has the stem of the present nous form plus the endings which are -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient.
What is l'imparfait?
For which tense do we need to worry about AGREEMENTS?
What is the passé composé?
You use this tense to describe habitual and customary action, continuous or ongoing past action, and physical conditions or mental or emotional states.
What is the imparfait?
Quand j'avais trente ans je me suis cassé un doigt de pied.
What is l'imparfait ET le passé composé?
To form this tense with REGULAR verbs, we take the infinitive form of the verb and then add imparfait endings. What is this tense?
Which regular verbs would this NOT work for (meaning, we would have to modify somehow)?
What le conditionnel?
What are -RE verbs?
This verb tense uses the infinitif and another tense's endings.
What is le conditionnel?
Where do object and/or reflexive pronouns go?
Where is in front of the conjugated verb they refer to?
This verb tense is used to express an action that hasn't take place but would under different circumstances.
What is le conditionnel ?
Il viendrait.
What is le conditionnel?
You use le passé composé to express a succession of actions in the past. What would happen if we wanted to describe an action that took place BEFORE another past action?
What is we use le Plus-que-parfait?
This verb tense uses a verb + infinitif.
What is le futur proche?
Emotions, the weather, and thoughts all have what in common au passé?
What is they mainly use l'imparfait?
This tense is used to express something that "just happened".
What is le passé récent?
Elles viennent de se discuter.
What is le passé récent?
You never use agreement with past tense verbs taking avoir except.....
What is when the direct object precedes the verb?
We form these 2 tenses quite similarly - both use an infinitif.
What are le futur proche and le passé récent?
Fill in the blank with the correct tense.
Papa ___________ (préparer) le souper quand je ___________ (rentrer) hier soir.
What is either préparait and then suis rentré ?