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    Grammar- Regular Verbs

    French has three different types of regular verbs: -er, -ir, and -re verbs. To conjugate, drop the -er, -ir, or -re to find the "stem" or "root". Add endings to the root based on the subject and tense, as demonstrated below for the present tense. Conjugations for jouer (to play), finir (to finish), and attendre (to wait) are shown as examples.

    -er verbs

     je
    
     -e
    
     joue
    
     tu
    
     -es
    
     joues
    
     il
    
     -e
    
     joue
    
     nous
    
     -ons
    
     jouons
    
     vous
    
     -ez
    
     jouez
    
     ils
    
     -ent
    
     jouent
    

    -ir verbs

     je
    
     -is
    
     finis
    
     tu
    
     -is
    
     finis
    
     il
    
     -i
    
     fini
    
     nous
    
     -issons
    
     finissons
    
     vous
    
     -issez
    
     finissez
    
     ils
    
     -issent
    
     finissent
    

    -re verbs

     je (j')
    
     -s
    
     attends
    
     tu
    
     -s
    
     attends
    
     il
    
     -
    
     attend
    
     nous
    
     -ons
    
     attendons
    
     vous
    
     -ez
    
     attendez
    
     ils
    
     -ent
    
     attendent
    

    Note: In all conjugations, je changes to j ' when followed by a vowel. Example: J'attends. Also, as a rule of thumb: "h" is considered a vowel; as in "J'habite...".


    Grammar- Faire

    The verb faire is translated to to do or to make. It is irregularly conjugated (it does not count as a regular -re verb) as follows:

    faire

     je
    
     fais
    
     tu
    
     fais
    
     il
    
     fait
    
     nous
    
     faisons
    
     vous
    
     faites
    
     ils
    
     font
    

    The third person form of faire (il fait) can also be used to describe weather conditions as follows (This form is called impersonal form):

     Il fait beau.
    
     The weather is nice.
    
     Il fait mauvais.
    
     The weather is bad.
    
     Il fait chaud.
    
     It is hot.
    
     Il fait froid.
    
     It is cold.
    
     Il fait frais.
    
     It is cool.
    
     Il fait humide.
    
     It is wet.
    
     Il fait sec.
    
     It is dry.
    

    Grammar - Avoir

    The verb avoir translates to to have. It is not a regular -ir verb; it is irregularly conjugated.

    avoir

     j'
    
     ai
    
     tu
    
     as
    
     il 
    
     a
    
     nous
    
     avons
    
     vous
    
     avez
    
     ils
    
     ont
    
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