-Bonjour. My name is Tania
and I'm a French teacher at TakeLessons.
As a French student you may have noticed that not all verbs
follow the same patterns you're used to
such as Aller or Avoir.
In this lesson, I'll share some of the most commonly used
irregular French verbs and how to conjugate them
in the present tense.
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We're going to conjugate a really common verb: Aller.
Aller - To go.
Je vais.
Tu vas.
Il/Elle/On va.
Nous allons.
Vous allez.
Ils/Elles vont.
As you can see, this verb is really irregular
because from je all the way to they/ils
it's completely different.
It doesn't have any similarities to the verb itself Aller.
Avoir.
Avoir - To have.
J'ai.
Tu as.
Il/Elle/On a.
Nous avons.
Vous avez.
Ils/Elles ont.
Be careful not to forget the liaison between the S and the vowel.
It's very important when the verb starts with a vowel
to have this connection between the S and the vowel.
Être.
Être - To be.
Je suis.
Tu es.
Il/Elle/On est.
Nous sommes.
Vous êtes.
Ils/Elles sont.
Again careful with the Vous êtes.
It has a little liaison, a connection
between the S and the vowel.
The verb Dire.
Dire - To say.
Je dis.
Tu dis.
Il/Elle/On dit.
Nous disons.
Vous dites.
Ils/Elles disent.
Be careful.
Every time you see the E-N-T for the plural
it's never pronounced.
You don't pronounce the E-N-T of the plural.
Faire.
Faire - To do or To make. Faire.
Je fais.
Tu fais.
Il/Elle/On fait.
Nous faisons.
Vous faites.
Ils/Elles font.
Savoir.
Savoir - To know.
Je sais.
Tu sais.
Il/Elle/On sait.
Nous savons.
Vous savez.
Ils/Elles savent.
Voir
Voir - To see.
Je vois.
Tu vois.
Il/Elle/On voit.
Nous voyons.
Vous voyez.
Ils/Elles voient.
Vouloir.
Vouloir - To want. Vouloir
Je veux.
Tu veux.
Il/Elle/On veut.
Nous voulons.
Vous voulez.
Ils/Elles veulent.
The verb Prendre.
Prendre - To take.
Je prends.
Tu prends.
Il/Elle/On prend.
Nous prenons.
Vous prenez.
Ils/Elles prennent.
You also have Comprendre, to understand,
that has the same ending verb.
Comprendre has the ending Prendre inside.
You just add C-O-M in front and it's the same ending conjugation.
Comprendre.
In the verb Apprendre - To learn
there is the verb Prendre
so you're going to conjugate it in the same way as Prendre,
you're just going to add A-P in front: Apprendre.
Mettre.
Mettre - To put.
Je mets.
Tu mets.
Il/Elle/On met.
Nous mettons.
Vous mettez.
Ils/Elles mettent.
There are also other verbs that have the same ending.
For example, Promettre.
Promettre, to promise also has the verb Mettre inside.
The ending conjugation is going be the exact same way as the verb Mettre.
You just add P-R-O in front to make it: Promettre.
Another verb is Admettre. Admettre - To admit.
For Admettre, you just add A and D in front: Admettre.
The verb Venir.
Venir - To come.
Je viens.
Tu viens.
Il/Elle/On vient.
Nous venons.
Vous venez.
Ils/Elles viennent.
And the verb Tenir - To hold.
Je tiens.
Tu tiens.
Il/Elle/On tient.
Nous tenons.
Vous tenez.
Ils/Elles tiennent.
Venir and Tenir have the same ending if you look at them closely.
The only difference is one starts with the letter V
and the other starts with the letter T.
If you pay attention they have the exact same conjugation
and they also have a lot of verbs with a similar ending.
For example, Devenir - to become.
You will conjugate it the same way but add D-E in front.
You're making another verb
but it has the exact same conjugation
and the exact same ending.
Devenir has Venir inside the verb.
We also have a lot of regular verbs in French.
The regular verbs are
for example, the verb that ends in E-R
and they always follow the same pattern.
The ending for the verbs is: E for "je"
E-S for "tu" E for "il/elle/on"
O-N-S for "nous" E-Z for "vous"
E-N-T for "ils/elles" pluriels.
Among those regular verbs there are some exceptions.
For example, the verbs that end in G-E-R like manger,
to eat, have a little exception in the conjugation.
Let's look at that little exception.
You have to add an extra E with "nous."
Let's go over the conjugation of this verb:
Je mange
Tu manges
Il/elle/on mange
Nous mangeons
be careful here, you're adding the E because, if you don't add this E
you will pronounce it "nous mangons"
which sounds wrong; so E-O-N-S.
Nous mangeons
Vous mangez
Ils/elles mangent.
We also have other verbs with this exception of adding an E with "nous."
For example: bouger, to move, changer, to change.
We also have the C-E-R ending verbs
that have a change with the "nous" form.
We're going to have to put the ç in the "nous" form
to maintain a soft sound.
Let's go over the verb "lancer," to throw.
Je lance
Tu lances
Il/elle/on lance
Nous lançons. Here, we're putting that ç
in order to pronounce it "lançons."
Vous lancez
Ils/elles lancent.
Annoncer - to announce, and effacer - to erase.
You also need to put a ç in the "nous" form
to maintain that soft sound.
Verbs ending in Y-E-R, they have a little exception, too
because the Y transforms to an I
with the Je, Tu, Il and Ils plural form.
Payer - To pay. Let's see how we conjugate that verb.
Je paie
Tu paies
Il/elle/on paie
Nous payons
Vous payez
Ils/elles paient.
As you can see, the je, tu, il/elle/on
and ils/elles plural switch the Y with an I.
The same rule goes for
Essayer - to try. Envoyer - to send.
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