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French verbs, like the verbs in other Romance languages, form their various tenses by attaching personal endings to specific root sets that are used for specific things, such as participles and infinitives.
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Normal Verbs
There are three main verb endings in French.
- er verbs
- ir verbs
- re verbs
Each of these three types form conjugations their own ways so an example will be given for each verb type.
er verbs
Infinitive: Donner
Present Participle: Donnant
Past Participle: Donné
Present tense
| Donner - present tense | ||
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| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | donne | donnons |
| 2 | donnes | donnez |
| 3 | donne | donnent |
| Subjunctive | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | donne | donnions |
| 2 | donnes | donniez |
| 3 | donne | donnent |
Future tense
| Donner - future tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | donnerai | donnerons |
| 2 | donneras | donnerez |
| 3 | donnera | donneront |
ir verbs
Infinitive: Punir
Present Participle: Punissant
Past Participle: Puni
Present tense
| Punir - present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | punis | punissons |
| 2 | punis | punissez |
| 3 | punit | punissent |
| Subjunctive | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | punisse | punissions |
| 2 | punisses | punissiez |
| 3 | punisse | punissent |
Future tense
| Punir - future tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | punirai | punirons |
| 2 | puniras | punirez |
| 3 | punira | puniront |
re verbs
Infinitive: Vendre
Present Participle: Vendant
Past Participle: Vendu
Present tense
| Donner - present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | vends | vendons |
| 2 | vends | vendez |
| 3 | vend | vendent |
| Subjunctive | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | vende | vendions |
| 2 | vendes | vendiez |
| 3 | vende | vendent |
Future tense
| Vendre - future tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | vendrai | vendrons |
| 2 | vendras | vendrez |
| 3 | vendra | vendront |
Auxiliary Verbs
These are verbs that are used in conjunction with other verbs to convey a deeper meaning, such as the perfective aspect.
Avoir - to have
This verb can mean either to physically have something or it can be used as an auxiliary to form such things as the perfective aspect.
Infinitive:Avoir
Present Participle:Ayant
Past Participle:Eu
Present tense
| Avoir - present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | ai | avons |
| 2 | as | avez |
| 3 | a | ont |
| Subjunctive | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | aie | ayons |
| 2 | aies | ayez |
| 3 | ait | aient |
Future tense
| Avoir - future tense | ||
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| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | aurai | aurons |
| 2 | auras | aurez |
| 3 | aura | auront |
Être - to be
This verb is used both as a copula (a verb that equates one item to another in some way) and in constructions involving a state.
Infinitive: Être
Present Participle: Étant
Past Participle: Été
Present tense
| Être - present tense | ||
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| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | suis | sommes |
| 2 | es | êtes |
| 3 | est | sont |
| Subjunctive | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | sois | soyons |
| 2 | sois | soyez |
| 3 | soit | soient |
Future tense
| Être - future tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | serai | serons |
| 2 | seras | serez |
| 3 | sera | seront |
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