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The present tense can be used for the continuous present as well, although in french, there are ways of emphasising the continuous present tense.
e.g.
| Present tense | Continuous present tense |
|---|---|
| I dance | I am dancing |
Verbs can be regular (follow the same pattern) or irregular (have to be learnt by heart)
Verbs can be split into three groups, those ending in er, ir & re.
Regular verbs ending in er
chanter (the infinitive, regular verb) – to sing
| pronoun | verb | |
|---|---|---|
| je | chante | I sing |
| tu | chantes | You sing |
| il/elle/on | chante | He/She/We sing |
| nous | chantons | We sing |
| vous | chantez | You sing |
| ils/elles | chantent | They sing |
parler (the infinitive, regular verb) – to speak
| pronoun | verb | |
|---|---|---|
| je | parle | I speak |
| tu | parles | You speak |
| il/elle/on | parle | He/She/We speak |
| nous | parlons | We speak |
| vous | parlez | You speak |
| ils/elles | parlent | They speak |
donner (the infinitive, regular verb) – to give
| pronoun | verb | |
|---|---|---|
| je | donne | I give |
| tu | donnes | You give |
| il/elle/on | donne | He/She/We give |
| nous | donnons | We give |
| vous | donnez | You give |
| ils/elles | donnent | They give |
Irregular verbs ending in er
aller (the infinitive, irregular verb) – to go
| pronoun | verb | |
|---|---|---|
| je | vais | I go |
| tu | vas | You go |
| il/elle/on | va | He/She/We go |
| nous | allons | We go |
| vous | allez | You go |
| ils/elles | vont | They go |
the following are irregular but only because of the stem change
appeler (the infinitive, irregular verb) – to call
| pronoun | verb | |
|---|---|---|
| j' | appelle | I call |
| tu | appelles | You call |
| il/elle/on | appelle | He/She/We call |
| nous | appelons | We call |
| vous | appelez | You call |
| ils/elles | appellent | They call |