Verb = an action/doing word (including existence)
E.g. eat, jump, run, play, etc.
Infinitive = simplest verb form, in the form of ‘to [verb]’.
E.g To eat, to jump, etc.
Infinitive verbs can end in three ways:
- ~ER (i.e. aller -> to go)
- ~IR (i.e. sortir -> to go out)
- ~RE (i.e. lire -> to read)
Conjugate = to change verb into a different tense
e.g. Present tense of ‘to play’ (jouer):
- I play = je joue
- You play = je joues
- He/She plays = il/elle joue
- We play = nous jouons
- You (formal/plural) play = vous jouez
- They play = ils/elles jouent
Regular Verb = conjugates according to a pattern.
(‘Jouer’ is a regular verb)
Irregular Verb = doesn’t conjugate to a pattern (have to learn them off-by-heart)
e.g. Aller = to go, is an IRREGULAR ‘ER’ verb. Conjugating to present tense:
- I go = je vais
- You go = tu vas
- He/She goes = il/elle va
- We go = nous allons
- You (formal/plural) go = vous allez
- They go = ils/elles vont
Just a quick crash course in the French verb terminologies.
À bientôt! ^.- )/ (See you later!)