French Grammar — Verbs
Regular verbs
Regular french verbs share conjugation patterns in all the tenses and moods.
Français regular -er verbs
- present tense indicative; active voice:
Person Ending parler (stem: parl-) je -e parle tu -es parles il -e parle nous -ons parlons vous -ez parlez ils -ent parlent
Imperative regular -er verbs (present; active voice)
parler (stem: parl-)
-e: tu parle
-ons: nous parlons
-ez: vous parlez
Passé composé regular -er verbs (indicative; active voice)
The endings for all of these are -é, provided they use avoir as their auxiliary verb.
parler (stem: parl-)
j'ai parlé
tu as parlé
il|elle a parlé
nous avons parlé
vous avez parlé
ils|elles ont parlé
Near future regular -er verbs (indicative; active voice)
These are the present of aller plus the infinitive of the verb being used (-er).
parler (stem: parl-)
je vais parler
tu vas parler
il/elle va parler
nous allons parler
vous allez parler
ils/elles vont parler
Français regular -ir verbs
- present tense indicative; active voice:
Pronoun Ending choisir (stem: chois-) je -is choisis tu -is choisis il -it choisit nous -issons choisissons vous -issez choisissez ils -issent choisissent
Imperative regular -ir verbs (present; active voice)
choisir (stem: chois-)
-is: tu choisis
-issons: nous choisissons
-issez: vous choisissez
Passé composé regular -ir verbs (indicative; active voice)
The endings for all of these are -i, provided they use avoir as their auxiliary verb.
choisir (stem: chois-)
j'ai choisi
tu as choisi
il|elle a choisi
nous avons choisi
vous avez choisi
ils|elles ont choisi
Near future regular -ir verbs (indicative; active voice)
These are the present of aller plus the infinitive of the verb being used (-ir).
choisir (stem: chois-)
je vais choisir
tu vas choisir
il/elle va choisir
nous allons choisir
vous allez choisir
ils/elles vont choisir
Français regular -re verbs
- present tense indicative; active voice:
Pronoun Ending descendre (stem: descend-) je -s descends tu -s descends il - descend nous -ons descendons vous -ez descendez ils -ent descendent
Imperative regular -re verbs (present; active voice)
descendre (stem: descend-)
-s: tu descends
-ons: nous descendons
-ez: vous descendez
Passé composé regular -re verbs (indicative; active voice)
The endings for all of these are -u, provided they use avoir as their auxiliary verb. Descendu only uses avoir as its auxiliary verb (as in these examples) if it is used with a direct object.
descendre (stem: descend-)
j'ai descendu
tu as descendu
il|elle a descendu
nous avons descendu
vous avez descendu
ils|elles ont descendu
Near future regular -re verbs (indicative; active voice)
These are the present of aller plus the infinitive of the verb being used (-re).
descendre (stem: descend-)
je vais descendre
tu vas descendre
il/elle va descendre
nous allons descendre
vous allez descendre
ils/elles vont descendre
Source
This information is compiled based on the requirements specified in the document 'MU High School French Ⅱ First Half Unit Prerequisite Knowledge', a copy of which may be obtained here (as of 13 July 2010). It is quoted a few times throughout this document (identified by quotation marks or HTML <blockquote>◌</blockquote> tags, lacking other source information).
