PREP SoW > PREP GR IGCSE > Present tense
Estimated time to complete = one hour
Note 1: In the present tense, most French verbs follow the same pattern, i.e. they have regular endings.
Note 2: En train de + infinitive
Use this instead of the present tense to emphasize that something is happening at the time of talking or writing
C’est quoi ce bruit? Ils sont en train de refaire la route
What’s that noise? – they are (in the process of) resurfacing the road
Some verbs ending in –er change slightly in certain tenses, reflecting the way the verb is pronounced.
Use this instead of the present tense to emphasize that something is happening at the time of talking or writing
C’est quoi ce bruit? Ils sont en train de refaire la route
What’s that noise? – they are (in the process of) resurfacing the road
Some verbs ending in –er change slightly in certain tenses, reflecting the way the verb is pronounced.
With verbs ending in –oyer or –uyer, -y changes to -i in certain forms
Common irregular verbs:
Other common irregular verbs:
A. Below is a list of common regular verbs. Match the French infinitives with their English equivalent. Remember, the infinitive is the form of the verb you find in the dictionary and means 'to do something', e.g. manger = to eat. French infinitives end in -er, ir or -re.
B. Use verb tables to put the correct endings on the following verbs and give the meaning in English. Eg.: Nous aimons > we like
C. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in the present tense. Pay attention: These verbs have slight changes to reflect the way they are pronounced (extra accent, cedilla, or -e in the nous form; or an -i instead of the -y for verbs ending in -yer) Eg.: Nous rangeons la salle de classe (ranger)
D. Below are some frequently used irregular verbs. Write down their meaning in English (eg.: savoir > to know)
E. Use verb tables to work out how to say the following: Eg.: She reads > Elle lit
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CORRECTIONS Present Tense
A1. to play A2. to watch A3. to arrive A4. to prepare A5. to go down A6. to ike / to love A7. to hate A8. to give back A9. to finish A10. to help A11. to reply A12. to choose A13. to hear A14. to listen A15. to wait A16. to leave A17. to decide A18. to speak A19. to return B1. s B2. s B3. ons B4. e B5. ez B6. ent B7. ent B8. issez B9. s B10.e B11. issent B12. e B13. - B14. ez B15. e B16. es B17. e B18. - B19. issent C1. nageons C2. achète C3. promènent C4. gèle C5. préfères C6. remplaçons C7. achètent C8. partageons C9. répète C10. commençons C11. espèrent C12. mangeons C13. préfère C14. lançons C15. paies C16. essaie C17. nettoie C18. envoient C19. offres C20. ouvrent D1. to go out D2. to receive D3. to have D4. to be D5. to go D6. to have to do D7. to want D8. to drink D9. to put D10. to read D11. to see D12. to live D13. to take D14. to be able to D15. to know D16. to say D17. to write E1. nous écrivons E2. elle boit E3. ils disent E4. je vis E5. nous partons E6. tu vois E7. il met E8. elles connaissent E9. ils font E10. vous avez E11. je reçois E12. elle veut E13. je dis E14. nous lisons / on lit E15. tu sors E16. ils veulent E17. vous allez E18. je lis E19. elle sait E20. nous faisons / on fait |