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Main / Auxiliary
Verbs
Avoir
and être are the most important verbs in French. In
addition to be widely used, they work as auxiliaries in the
simple past tense (passé composé).
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avoir (to have) |
être (to be) |
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Je (I) |
ai |
suis |
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Tu (You) |
as |
es |
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Il / Elle / On (He /
She / It) |
a |
est |
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Nous (We) |
avons |
sommes |
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Vous (You) |
avez |
êtes |
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Ils / Elles (They) |
ont |
sont |
Regular Verbs
Regular verbs ended with
-ER, -IR and -RE have almost identical conjugation in the
present tense. To build present tense, remove their termination
in the infinitive, adding the present tense conjugation
according to the table below.
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parler
(to talk)
- ER |
finir (to finish)
- IR |
perdre (to lose)
- RE |
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Je (I) |
parle |
finis |
perds |
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Tu (You) |
parles |
finis |
perds |
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Il / Elle / On (He /
She / It) |
parle |
finit |
perd |
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Nous (We) |
parlons |
finissons |
perdons |
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Vous (You) |
parlez |
finissez |
perdez |
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Ils / Elles (They) |
parlent |
finissent |
perdent |
Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs behave
differently from regular verbs. The most important irregular
verbs and their conjugations can be found below.
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aller
(to go) |
boire
(to drink) |
connaître (to know) |
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Je (I) |
vais |
bois |
connais |
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Tu (You) |
vas |
bois |
connais |
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Il / Elle / On (He /
She / It) |
va |
boit |
connaît |
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Nous (We) |
allons |
buvons |
connaissons |
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Vous (You) |
allez |
buvez |
connaissez |
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Ils / Elles (They) |
vont |
boivent |
connaissent |
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faire (to do) |
pendre
(to take) |
venir (to come) |
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Je (I) |
fais |
prends |
viens |
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Tu (You) |
fais |
prends |
viens |
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Il / Elle / On (He /
She / It) |
fait |
prend |
vient |
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Nous (We) |
faisons |
prenons |
venons |
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Vous (You) |
faites |
prenez |
venez |
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Ils / Elles (They) |
font |
prennent |
viennent |
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