French Verb Tenses (P, NF, SF, IMP)

Present Tense

150

What are all of the present tense verb endings for regular -ER verbs?

-e ; -es ; -e; -ons ; -ez ; -ent

300

Translate the following into English: 

I always act with kindness towards others. 

J'agis toujours avec gentillesse envers les autres. 

(avec bonté)

450

what are all of the present tense verb endings for regular -IR verbs in French?

-is ; -is ; -it ; -issons ; -issez ; -issent

600

List all the present tense conjugations for the verb: Vouloir 

Je veux ; Tu veux ; Il veut ; Nous voulons ; Vous voulez ; Ils veulent

750

Comment dit-on, "We wait for the bus every afternoon" en francais?

Nous attendons le bus tous les apres-midis.

Near Future

150

How do you form the near future tense?

What does the near future mean/translate to?

Using the present tense conjugation of "aller" plus an infinitive action verb

it translates to "going to _(verb)_"

300

Translate the following into French: 

Tomorrow they are going to go to the beach with their friends. 

Ils vont aller à la plage demain avec leurs amis.

Demain, ils vont aller à la plage avec leurs amis. 

450

Translate the following into English: 

Celui-ci va bien marcher.

This one is going to work well.

600

Form your own (original) sentence in the Near Future using the subject pronoun: Elles

If sentence is grammatically correct, team gets the point. 

ex: Elles vont faire du vélo cet après-midi.

Elles vont voyager en Europe cet été.

750

Translate the following into French: 

1. They are going to eat...

2. We are going to look for...

3. I am going to be...

4. You (informal) are going to watch...

5. He is going to finish...

6. You (formal) are going to take...

1. Ils vont manger...

2. Nous allons chercher...

3. Je vais etre...

4. Tu vas regarder...

5. Il va finir...

6. Vous allez prendre...

Simple Future

150

What does simple future translate to?

Will __(verb)__

300

List all of the verb endings for simple future tense:

-ai ; -as ; -a ; -ons ; -ez ; -ont

450

Comment dit-on "We will go to the store later" en francais?

Nous irons au magasin plus tard. 

600

Name the steps for putting a regular -RE verb into the simple future tense:

1. Chop the -e off the end of the infinitive verb

2. add the verb ending(s)

750

List the simple future verb stem for the following verbs: 

1. Aller

2. Être

3. Venir

4. Avoir

5. Acheter

1. Ir-

2. Ser-

3. Viendr-

4. Aur-

5. Achèter-

Imperfect Tense

150

What does the imperfect mean/translate to?

used to _(verb)_ ; was _(verbing)_

300

What is the one irregular verb in the imperfect tense? What is that irregular verb stem?

être ; ét-

450

Name the steps to forming the imperfect tense for regular verbs: 

List the verb endings for the imperfect tense

1. Take the verb's present tense "Nous" conjugation.

2. Chop off the -ons ending

3. add the imperfect verb endings:

-ais ; -ais ; -ait ; -ions ; -iez ; -aient

600

Translate the following into French: 

"When I was a kid, I went to Paris with my family each summer."

Quand j'étais enfant, j'allais à Paris avec ma famille chaque été.

750

Translate the following into French: 

1. I used to have...

2. We used to do...

3. They used to speak...

4. You (informal) used to sell...

5. She used to choose...

1. J'aurais

2. Nous faisions

3. Ils parlaient

4. Tu vendais

5. Elle choisissait