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Verb Endings
-s or -t, -ais or -ait, -rai or -rais: write the verb you hear correctly.
Most spelling mistakes in French are on verbs, because many endings sound the same. Learn the present endings, the s of tu, the imparfait endings -ais / -ait / -aient, the difference between -ait and -é, and the nous test to choose between future and conditional.
Lessons
- 1
Present tense endings: -e, -es, -s, -t
Write the silent endings of the present: tu always takes -s, il takes -e or -t.
- 2
Imparfait endings: -ais, -ait, -aient
Five forms sound the same: write -ais, -ait or -aient according to the subject.
- 3
-rai or -rais? Future or conditional
Je parlerai and je parlerais sound almost the same: learn the test to choose.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Write present tense endings
- 02Write imparfait endings
- 03Choose -ait or -é
- 04Choose future or conditional
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