Aug 31, 2000 18:27
23 yrs ago
French term
sentir, savoir, venir, naitre, valoir, pouvoir, souffrir, plaire
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I need to know how to put these verbs into the present tense!!
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Oct 28, 2005 05:33: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "French to English" to "French"
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je sens, je sais, je viens, je suis née, je vaux, je peux, je souffre, je plais
Of course, if you are not speaking in the first person (I), you will have to know a bit more about conjugation.
I fyou need more help, go to this site, you'll find help there:
http://french.about.com/homework/french/
I fyou need more help, go to this site, you'll find help there:
http://french.about.com/homework/french/
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11 hrs
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These are all irregular verbs, and are not conjugated the same way as model verbs:
Je sens, tu sens, il sent, nous sentons, vous sentez, ils sentent
Je sais, tu sais, il sait, nous savons, vous savez, ils savent
Je viens, tu vas, il va, nous allons, vous allez, ils vont
Je nais, tu nais, il naît" (note the "accent circonflexe"), nous naissons, vous naissez, ils naissent
Je vaux, tu vaux, il vaut, nous valons, vous valez, ils valent
Je peux, tu peux, il peut, nous pouvons, vous pouvez, ils peuvent
Je souffre, tu souffres, il souffre, nous souffrons, vous souffrez, ils souffrent.
Je plais, tu plais, il plaît (note the accent circonflexe) , nous plaisons, vous plaisez, ils plaisent.
Have fun, now!
Je sens, tu sens, il sent, nous sentons, vous sentez, ils sentent
Je sais, tu sais, il sait, nous savons, vous savez, ils savent
Je viens, tu vas, il va, nous allons, vous allez, ils vont
Je nais, tu nais, il naît" (note the "accent circonflexe"), nous naissons, vous naissez, ils naissent
Je vaux, tu vaux, il vaut, nous valons, vous valez, ils valent
Je peux, tu peux, il peut, nous pouvons, vous pouvez, ils peuvent
Je souffre, tu souffres, il souffre, nous souffrons, vous souffrez, ils souffrent.
Je plais, tu plais, il plaît (note the accent circonflexe) , nous plaisons, vous plaisez, ils plaisent.
Have fun, now!
12 hrs
question about your question
Do you mean present indicative or subjunctive?
12 hrs
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Hi Becky,
So you don't get hung up with similar problems in the future, here are a couple of ways you can get this information quickly:
Most French/English dictionaries (beyond the tiny, pocket ones) have a grammar overview in the middle or at the end that will give you those forms. Very often, a dictionary entry will also have a symbol, usually an asterisk, beside a verb if it is irregular. This symbol tells you that there is more information in that grammar section. Another solution: most French textbooks published in the U.S. and England have verb tables at the end. You can use those tables to find the forms for your verbs, not just in the present, but in most tenses (depending on how elementary the textbook is, it may not have *all* the forms). I would encourage you to learn to use the dictionary version--it will provide you with much more thorough information, cross-referenced to each specific verb. And... I would recommend against those massive "French verb" books. It's like plowing through a hayfield!
So you don't get hung up with similar problems in the future, here are a couple of ways you can get this information quickly:
Most French/English dictionaries (beyond the tiny, pocket ones) have a grammar overview in the middle or at the end that will give you those forms. Very often, a dictionary entry will also have a symbol, usually an asterisk, beside a verb if it is irregular. This symbol tells you that there is more information in that grammar section. Another solution: most French textbooks published in the U.S. and England have verb tables at the end. You can use those tables to find the forms for your verbs, not just in the present, but in most tenses (depending on how elementary the textbook is, it may not have *all* the forms). I would encourage you to learn to use the dictionary version--it will provide you with much more thorough information, cross-referenced to each specific verb. And... I would recommend against those massive "French verb" books. It's like plowing through a hayfield!
16 hrs
A Website to help you
Hi Becky!
If you go at this address, you can find about all the conjugation of French verbs in all possible tenses.
http://www.pomme.ualberta.ca/devoir
This website is called the Le devoir conjugal.
HTH
If you go at this address, you can find about all the conjugation of French verbs in all possible tenses.
http://www.pomme.ualberta.ca/devoir
This website is called the Le devoir conjugal.
HTH
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