Main / Auxiliary Verbs
Avoir and être are the most important verbs in French. In addition to be widely used, they work as auxiliaries in the simple past tense (passé composé).
| |
avoir (to have) |
être (to be) |
| Je (I) |
ai |
suis |
| Tu (You) |
as |
es |
| Il / Elle / On (He / She / It) |
a |
est |
| Nous (We) |
avons |
sommes |
| Vous (You) |
avez |
êtes |
| Ils / Elles (They) |
ont |
sont |
Regular Verbs
Regular verbs ended with -ER, -IR and -RE have almost identical conjugation in the present tense. To build present tense, remove their termination in the infinitive, adding the present tense conjugation according to the table below.
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| |
parler (to talk)
- ER |
finir (to finish)
- IR |
perdre (to lose)
- RE |
| Je (I) |
parle |
finis |
perds |
| Tu (You) |
parles |
finis |
perds |
| Il / Elle / On (He / She / It) |
parle |
finit |
perd |
| Nous (We) |
parlons |
finissons |
perdons |
| Vous (You) |
parlez |
finissez |
perdez |
| Ils / Elles (They) |
parlent |
finissent |
perdent |
Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs behave differently from regular verbs. The most important irregular verbs and their conjugations can be found below.
| |
aller (to go) |
boire (to drink) |
connaître (to know) |
| Je (I) |
vais |
bois |
connais |
| Tu (You) |
vas |
bois |
connais |
| Il / Elle / On (He / She / It) |
va |
boit |
connaît |
| Nous (We) |
allons |
buvons |
connaissons |
| Vous (You) |
allez |
buvez |
connaissez |
| Ils / Elles (They) |
vont |
boivent |
connaissent |
| |
faire (to do) |
pendre (to take) |
venir (to come) |
| Je (I) |
fais |
prends |
viens |
| Tu (You) |
fais |
prends |
viens |
| Il / Elle / On (He / She / It) |
fait |
prend |
vient |
| Nous (We) |
faisons |
prenons |
venons |
| Vous (You) |
faites |
prenez |
venez |
| Ils / Elles (They) |
font |
prennent |
viennent | |
