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The Present Tense - ir & - re verbs

The Present Tense - ir & - re verbs. How to say I do/ I am doing Actions in the present. - ir verbs. Most verbs in French end in –er in the infinitive. But some end in – ir. You also follow 3 steps with forming – ir verbs. Je Tu Il Elle On Nous Vous Ils Elles.

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The Present Tense - ir & - re verbs

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  1. The Present Tense - ir & - re verbs How to say I do/ I am doing Actions in the present.

  2. - ir verbs • Most verbs in French end in –er in the infinitive. But some end in – ir. • You also follow 3 steps with forming – ir verbs.

  3. Je Tu Il Elle On Nous Vous Ils Elles STEP 1 First find out who is doing the verb. • I • You (s) • He • She • We / one • We • You (pl) • They (m) • They (f)

  4. STEP 2 Find the stem > remove the -ir • finir (to finish) fin • remplir ( to fill in) rempl • choisir ( to choose)  chois

  5. STEP 3 – Add the correct ending to the stem, depending on who the person is who is doing the verb. • Je + is  jefinis • tu + is  tufinis • Il/ elle/ on + it  il finit • Nous + issons  nous finissons • Vous + issez  vous finissez • Ils/ elles + issent  ilsfinissent

  6. Now try using the verb - choisir • Je choisis • Tu choisis • il/ elle/ on choisit • Nous choisissons • Vous choisissez • Ils/ elles choisissent

  7. - re verbs • these are the 3rd group of verbs. • It is a much smaller group but they follow 3 steps too.

  8. STEP 1 First find out who is doing the verb. • Je • Tu • Il • Elle • On • Nous • Vous • Ils • Elles • I • You (s) • He • She • We / one • We • You (pl) • They (m) • They (f)

  9. STEP 2 Find the stem > remove the –re • vendre (to sell) vend • répondre (to reply ) répond

  10. STEP 3 – Add the correct ending to the stem, depending on who the person is who is doing the verb. • Je + s  je vends • tu + s  tuvends • Il/ elle/ on +  ilvend • Nous + ons  nous vendons • Vous + ez  vous vendez • Ils/ elles + ent  ilsvendent

  11. Now try using the verb – répondre • Je réponds • Tu réponds • Il répond • Nous répondons • Vous répondez • Ils répondent

  12. À toi! – here are some infinitives and their English meaning. Copy them, then try the exercise below. • Finir ( to finish) • Remplir ( to fill in a form) • Choisir ( to choose) • vendre ( to sell) • attendre ( to wait) • EXERCISE 1 • He finishes the book. • I am filling in a form. (une fiche) • They are choosing history. • We sell oranges • You are waiting for Jean? (s)

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