Lire is an irregular verb meaning to read. The English words literature and literary are related to lire. je lis (zhuh LEE) = I read, I am reading, I do readtu lis (tyoo LEE) = you read, you are reading, you do readil lit (eel LEE) = he reads, he is reading, he does readelle … Read more
Dormir means “to sleep.” Our English words dormitory and dormant are related to dormir. Write out and memorize the present tense of dormir. je dors (zhuh DOHR) = I sleep, I am sleeping, I do sleeptu dors (tyoo DOHR) = you sleep, you are sleeping, you do sleepil dort (eel DOHR) = he sleeps, he … Read more
Here are some more -IR verbs. réfléchir (ray-flay-SHEER) = to think, to reflectchoisir (shwah-ZEER) = to choosebâtir (ba-TEER) = to buildpunir (pyoo-NEER) = to punishgrandir (grahn-DEER) = to growréussir (ray-yoo-SEER) = to succeed Club Mimi is sponsored by Nallenart. Sponsored by Nallenart. For more information about L’Art de lire and other products, visit our website: … Read more
Finir means to finish. Other verbs have similar endings. This group of verbs, -IR verbs, is the second major verb group, after -ER verbs. je finis (zhuh fee-NEE) = I finish, I am finishing, I do finishtu finis (tyoo fee-NEE) = you finish, you are finishing, you do finishil finit (eel fee-NEE) = he finishes, … Read more
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Faire means to make or to do. je fais = I do, I make tu fais = you do, make (s.) il fait = he does, it does, he makes, it makes elle fait = she does, it does, she makes, it makes nous faisons = we do, we make vous faites = you do, … Read more
The last verb we learned, donner = to give, belongs to a large group of verbs known as -ER verbs. These verbs all have a similar pattern of conjugation, with a certain ending that corresponds with each subject pronoun that we have learned. If you learn these endings, you will be able to use hundreds … Read more
je donne = I givetu donnes = you giveil donne = he giveselle donne = she givesnous donnons = we givevous donnez = you giveils donnent = they giveelles donnent = they give All of these verbs describe an action in the present tense. They can all be translated in three ways like this: I … Read more
The verb avoir describes having something. It is also used in many different expressions in French where different verbs might be used in English. to have = avoirI have = j’ai*you have (singular) = tu ashe has = il ashe has = elle ait has = il a or elle awe have = nous avonsyou … Read more
These are some of the most common words in French. Writing out the “being” words will help you to memorize them. to be = êtreI am = je suisyou are (singular) = tu eshe is = il estshe is = elle estit is = il est or elle estwe are = nous sommesyou are (plural) … Read more