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I am going to focus on verbs for awhile – cringe. At least they are present tense. For now.
Here are two common “re” verbs.
| Écrire – to write | |
|---|---|
| je écris |
nous écrivons |
| tu écris |
vous écrivez |
| il/elle/on écrit |
ils/elles écrivent |
| . |
| Lire – to read | |
|---|---|
| je lis |
nous lisons |
| tu lis |
vous lisez |
| il/elle/on lit |
ils/elles lisent |
| . |
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Verbs ending in IR follow a different pattern than verbs ending in ER.
| Finir (to finish) |
|
|---|---|
| je finis |
nous finissons |
| tu finis |
vous finissez |
| il/elle/on finit |
ils/elles finissent |
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Another important French verb…
| Faire: to do or make |
|
|---|---|
| je fais |
nous faisons |
| tu fais |
vous faites |
| il/elle/on fait |
ils/elles font |
| . | |
| Examples | |
| Je fais un gâteau au chocolat. | I make a chocolate cake. |
| Tu fais du ski? |
Do you ski? |
| Il fait froid. | It is cold. |
| Nous faisons une pizza ensemble. | We make a pizza together. |
| Est-ce que vous faites de votre dîner? | Do you make your dinner? |
| Ils ne font pas beaucoup de mess. | They don’t make many messes. |
Every Friday I drive across the border into France for my French lesson. I am not a fan of the language for various reasons (not the least of which is that it is confusing and difficult to learn). But I have a nice teacher and I am working reasonably hard to learn the language so I can communicate here.
I imagine the tidbits will become progressively more complex, but considering my current level in the language for now they will be on the single cell level.
Today’s morsel:
Aller – to go
| je vais tu vas il/elle/on va |
nous allons vous allez ils/elles/on vont |
