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in association with Step by Step Simplified FRENCH GRAMMAR Booklet 1 Le Verbe. Qu’est-Ce que C’est? Sample By Delphine O’Brien Grammar Booklet Delphine O’Brien, 2013 published by myFrench.ie Page 2 Grammar Booklet 1 The Verb Grammar Booklet Table of Contents Introduction 4 What's a Verb? 5 What's an Infinitive Verb? 5 3 Ways to Use the infinitive Verb 6 2 Auxiliary Verbs in French : ETRE and AVOIR 6 What's a Pronominal Verb? 8 List of the Most Common Pronominal Verbs 9 En Résumé : 5 Things You Need to Know about the Verb 10 Au Travail! 2 Different Ways to Practice 11 Appendix : Solutions aux Activités 14 A Note about the Author 16 Copyrights 17 You might Also Like 18 Page 3 Grammar Booklet 1 The Verb Grammar Booklet Introduction: A Word about Grammar Grammar. Just saying or reading the word makes most of the learners panic! People have a negative feeling about French grammar. They have heard about irregular verbs, weird tenses, nouns and gender… That’s why this booklet concentrates only on one grammar subject and is compiled with only very simplified grammatical points. You will be guided step by step and all the points are defined and explained. At the end of each mini lesson, you will be able to test your knowledge and learn new vocabulary by working with cultural and authentic literary texts. Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.” Molière Page 4 Grammar Booklet 1 The Verb Grammar Booklet What is a verb? In French, a verb is called un verbe. 1. Un verbe could be the most important part of a sentence. Je pleure = I cry 2. The verb asserts, tells something about the subject of the sentence. 3. A verb expresses feelings, state of beings, actions or events. 4. The verb represents the chronology and the temporality of the action. 5. A verb has to be conjugated to do its work properly. It indicates if the action was in the past, if the action is finished or starting, if the action is on-going, if the action is repeated and if the action will take place in the future. What is an infinitive verb/un verbe à l’infinitif? We could say that l’infinitif is the surname of the verb, its identity. In English, the infinitive of a verb starts with to + the verb: to eat. It’s also called full verb. In French, l’infinitif is a single word with one of the following endings: -ER manger (to eat) -IR finir (to finish) -RE rendre (to give back) Page 5 Grammar Booklet 1 The Verb Grammar Booklet 3 Ways to Use the Infinitive 1. After a conjugated verb: This one is very important to remember: In French, the second, third, etc… verb that comes after the first conjugated verb is always an infinitive. Je veux danser. -ER ending because veux is the conjugated verb vouloir You will find an infinitive verb after a conjugated verb but not after an auxiliary / un auxiliaire (avoir or être). J’ai aimé ce film. NO -ER ending because ai is the auxiliaire avoir. 2. After a preposition : C’est difficile de se concentrer avec tout ce bruit! It’s hard to concentrate with all this noise! Il y aura à boire et à manger. There will be food and drinks. 3. As a noun: Prendre une décision importante ce n’est jamais facile. Making an important decision is never easy. What is an auxiliary verb? 2 Auxiliary Verbs in French: ETRE and AVOIR 1. ETRE The verb être as an auxiliary is used to conjugate all the verbs at the passive voice. Voix active: Elsa mange un gâteau au chocolat. Elsa eats a chocolate cake. Voix passive: Le gâteau au chocolat est mangé par Elsa. The chocolate cake is eaten by Elsa. Page 6 Grammar Booklet 1 The Verb