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The Present Tense
Être, avoir, -er verbs and the irregulars you use every day.
The present tense is the backbone of French. Conjugate être and avoir without hesitation, master the regular -er verbs (90% of French verbs), then the everyday irregulars aller, faire, venir and prendre, and use aller + infinitive to talk about the near future.
Lessons
- 1
Être and avoir, the two pillars
Conjugate être and avoir in the present and use them in the expressions where English uses “to be”.
- 2
Regular -er verbs
Conjugate any regular -er verb, and hear why five of the six forms sound the same.
- 3
Aller, faire, venir, prendre and the near future
The four irregular verbs of everyday life, and aller + infinitive to talk about the near future.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Conjugate être and avoir in the present
- 02Conjugate any regular -er verb
- 03Use aller, faire, venir, prendre and the near future
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