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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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!je | |||
!tu | |||
!il/elle | |||
!nous | |||
!vous | |||
!ils/elles | |||
|- | |- | ||
! -er verbs | |||
| -e | | -e | ||
| -es | | -es | ||
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| -ent | | -ent | ||
|- | |- | ||
! -ir verbs (most verbs) | |||
| -is | | -is | ||
| -is | | -is | ||
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| -issent | | -issent | ||
|- | |- | ||
! -re verbs | |||
| -s | | -s | ||
| -s | | -s | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Infinitive | |||
!Stem | |||
!Present tense | |||
|- | |- | ||
!donner | |||
|donn- | |donn- | ||
|je donn- e, etc. | |je donn- e, etc. | ||
|- | |- | ||
!finir | |||
|fin- | |fin- | ||
|je fin- is, etc. | |je fin- is, etc. | ||
|- | |- | ||
!vendre | |||
|vend- | |vend- | ||
|je vend- s, etc. | |je vend- s, etc. | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 29 October 2021
An easy way of generating the present tense
For regular verbs ending in -er (like donner), -ir (the finir kind whose stems sometimes end in -iss-: fin-iss-ons, fin-iss-ant, fin-iss-aient, etc., but NOT the dormir kind) or -re (like vendre), take the infinitive form of the verb, omit the ending -er, -ir or -re (this creates a stem: donn-, fin-, vend-) and add the following endings:
French Present Tense Endings
| je | tu | il/elle | nous | vous | ils/elles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -er verbs | -e | -es | -e | -ons | -ez | -ent |
| -ir verbs (most verbs) | -is | -is | -it | -issons | -issez | -issent |
| -re verbs | -s | -s | - | -ons | -ez | -ent |
Examples
For example:
| Infinitive | Stem | Present tense |
|---|---|---|
| donner | donn- | je donn- e, etc. |
| finir | fin- | je fin- is, etc. |
| vendre | vend- | je vend- s, etc. |