The promised verbs!
In French, when you use a verb in the present tense it always means
THREE THINGS:
Manger – Je mange:
What does it mean?
I eat (every day)
I am eating (this is right now)
I do be eating (which is Irish colshey)
Then there are irregulars and verbs also that end in oir
Starting with ER verbs:
We need know the endings
What do we do with these endings – REMOVE THE ER (found in the infinitive – the name of the verb) And stick on an ending specific to the person
E, ES, E, E, ONS, EZ, ENT ENT
Je travaille
tu travailles
il travaille
Elle travaille
On travaille (one works / we work)
Nous travaillons
Vous travaillez
Ils travaillent
Elles travaillent
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Some nice verbs from the class
Écouter chercher se coucher
Regarder travailler se lever
Chanter manger tricoter (To knit)
Aimer jouer Aider
se bronzer louer (to rent) danser
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Now you also need to know IR verbs
Like above - except they end in Ir and you remove this ending and add the following..
IS, IS, IT, IT, ISSONS, ISSEZ, ISSENT
Je finis
Tu finis
Il Finit
Elle Finit
Nous finissons
Vous finissez
Ils finissent
Elles finissent
Some nicer verbs from Moi!
abolir to abolish agir o act avertir to warn bâtir to build bénir to bless choisir to choose établir to establish étourdir to stun, deafen, make dizzy finir to finish grossir to gain weight, get fat guérir to cure, heal, recover maigrir to lose weight, get thin nourrir to feed, nourish obéir to obey punir to punish réfléchir to reflect, think
remplir to to fill réussir to succeed rougir to blush, turn red vieillir to grow old
Please learn all these!