Cornell Notes Template, The French Present Tense
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Le présent - The present tense
The present is used to describe what actions are taking
place right now, or in general...including right now
English vs French
In English we use three different present tenses but in French
There is only one present tense used:
I sing
I am singing
= je chante
I do sing
*Remember this when asking questions because .....Do you
Sing? is simply Chantes-tu?
The three main verb patterns in the present:
er (like chanter) ir (like finir)
re (like descendre)
Par exemple:
Je chante
je finis
je descends
Tu chantes
tu finis
tu descends
Il
il
il
Elle chante
elle finit
elle descend
ending)
(no
On
on
on
Nous chantons
nous finissons
nous descendons
Vous chantez
vous finissez
vous descendez
Ils
chantent
ils
finissent
ils
descendent
Elles
elles
elles
There are also many verbs that are irregular because they don't
follow conjugation pattern:
faire -fais, fais, fait, faisons, faites, font
Avoir-ai, as, a, avons, avez, ont Être - suis, es, est, sommes, êtes, sont
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