Next, we will breeze through the different indicative verb tenses in French. J'ai été malade pendant 2 jours (I have been sick for two days).J'ai mangé un croissant au petit déjeuner (I ate a croissant for breakfast).The term that follows auxiliary verbs like avoir (to have) or être (to be) is le participe passé. Le participe passé is used used to describe actions that have occurred in the past, in temps composé (time composed tenses). Sachant le danger, je n'y suis pas allé.Le participe présent (participe present) is a French verb tense that is used to describe ongoing actions, as well as actions that will happen in the future. Le participe présent (present participle) / Le participe passé (past participle) Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît (I would like a coffee, please).Le conditionnel can also be used to express politeness. Si j'avais de l'argent, je voyagerais (if I had money, I would travel).This tense is used to express hypothetical situations. Le conditionnel is used to express what would happen if a certain condition were met. L’impératif (the imperative) is used to give orders or advice to one or more people. Je doute que ça soit possible (I doubt that’s possible).The subjunctive mood can be used in four distinct tenses, however, the most commonly used tenses in this mood are the subjunctive present (subjunctive) and the past (perfect). This remains consistent for most verbs in French - with a few exceptions for irregular verbs (which we will get onto later!)Īs well as the usual tenses (past, present, future), French verbs are also conjugated according to their mood, which can be either indicative, conditional, or subjunctive. The stem of this verb is 'aim.' And now let's take a look at how this conjugates according to each singular form or plural form.Īs you can see, the stem of the verb doesn't change for the subject pronouns. Let’s take a look at the verb 'aimer' (to like). I will go to the supermarket - This shows the verb in a future simple context.įrench conjugation involves finding the stem of the verb you wish to use.I am going to the supermarket - The verb is now conjugated into the present continuous.I went to the supermarket - This is the verb to 'go' conjugated into the past tense.But if we want to be more specific about whether we’re talking about the future or the present, we need to use different verb forms. In languages like Spanish, French, Italian, and German, this means adding endings to verbs.įor example, in English, we can say “I go” to indicate the present tense. Verb conjugation is the process of changing a verb to match the person/people you’re addressing (pronoun), tense, mood, or aspect of the speaker.
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