The French verbs

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The French verbs
Learning how the verbs go can be difficult and
also tedious. However, once you know them and
start using them, you realise how useful they are
and how easy they are too... Here is a little
show that can help you revise, learn and practise
your verbs. Click for next slide
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First thing you have to do is to remember the
order of the pronouns.Let me show them to you.

• JE
• TU
• IL / ELLE / ON
• NOUS
• VOUS
• ILS / ELLES

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PRONOUNS
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Practise the pronouns
Say the pronouns one by one in your head and
click to check your answers.

• JE
• TU
• IL / ELLE / ON
• NOUS
• VOUS
• ILS / ELLES

• I
• you (singular)
• he /she /one
• we
• you (plural)
• they

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Repeat
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ETRE
To be
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Practise the verb ETRE
Say the pronoun and the verb one by one in your
head and click to check your answers.

• Je SUIS
• Tu ES
• Il / Elle / On EST
• Nous SOMMES
• Vous ETES
• Ils / Elles SONT

• I am
• you are (singular)
• he /she /one is
• we are
• you are (plural)
• they are

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Repeat
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AVOIR
To have
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Practise the verb AVOIR
Say the pronoun and the verb one by one in your
head and click to check your answers.

• J AI
• Tu AS
• Il / Elle / On A
• Nous AVONS
• Vous AVEZ
• Ils / Elles ONT

• I have
• you have (singular)
• he /she /one has
• we have
• you have (plural)
• they have

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Repeat
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WELL DONE

• Now you are confident with the basics, let us
  move on to 3 other verbs which constitute the
  model for a great number of other verbs
• Click to continue

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VERBS ENDING IN -ER -IR -RE

• We are going to work on this model in the present
  tense.
• For instance, Jouer means To play.
• We are going to practise saying
• I play / I am playing
• You play / You are playing
• He plays / He is playing
• etc

Click when you are ready
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JOUER
To play
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JOUER
Do as before and pay particularly attention to
the ENDINGS of the verbs.

• joue
• joues
• joue
• jouons
• jouez
• jouent

je tu il / elle / on nous vous ils / elles
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Repeat
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CHOISIR
To choose
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CHOISIR
Do as before and pay particularly attention to
the ENDINGS of the verbs.

• choisis
• choisis
• choisit
• choisissons
• choisissez
• choisissent

je tu il / elle / on nous vous ils / elles
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Repeat
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VENDRE
To sell
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VENDRE
Do as before and pay particularly attention to
the ENDINGS of the verbs.

• vends
• vends
• vend
• vendons
• vendez
• vendent

je tu il / elle / on nous vous ils / elles
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Repeat
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CONGRATULATIONS

• You have completed the show

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