La diversité culturelle : regular present tense
I can use the present tense of -er, -ir and the four groups of -re verbs in the context of cultural events in France.
La diversité culturelle : regular present tense
I can use the present tense of -er, -ir and the four groups of -re verbs in the context of cultural events in France.
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Key learning points
- The three infinitive endings in French are -er, -ir and -re.
- Regular verbs follow a common and consistent pattern when conjugated.
- The four groups of -re verbs are: verbs like 'entendre', like 'prendre', like 'traduire' and verbs like 'écrire'.
- 'Connaitre' is conjugated in the present tense as: connais, connais, connait, connaissons, connaissez, connaissent.
Keywords
Regular verb - a verb that follows a consistent and predictable pattern when conjugated
Common misconception
There are two present tenses in French, simple present and present continuous, like English.
There is only one present tense in French, which is used to communicate both English present tenses. For example, 'je joue au foot' can be translated as both I play football and I am playing football.
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