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CONJUGAISONS Who does what and when ? To describe an action or a state we use verbs The name of an action is called the infinitive In English, the infinitive Is introduced by to Ex. to give – to do – to have In French, the infinitive is recognised by its ending in “er”, “ir” or “re” Ex. donner – faire – avoir Who does the action ? • I • Je N° 1 • We • Nous • You • Tu N° 2 • You • Vous • He • She • It • Il • Elle • On • Ils N° 3 • They • Elles When a person does an action, the verb is conjugated • • • • • • • I You He She We You They giv e giv e giv es giv es giv e giv e giv e • • • • • • • • Je Tu Il Elle Nous Vous Ils Elles donne donnes donne donne donnons donnez donnent donnent To show when an action is taking place we use different tenses There is a different conjugation for each tense Some tenses have a simple conjugation: the endings of the verb change Some tenses need an auxiliary verb for their conjugation In English the main auxiliary verbs are to have and to be In French they are avoir et être It is essential to know their conjugation When an auxiliary verb is used for the conjugation It becomes the active part of the verb The main verb is turned into a past participle The past participle is a word of description The past participle describes the object of the action or the person doing the action Sometimes, it describes the action itself ATTENTION ! In English, the most used past tense is the preterit (= French past historic) which has a simple conjugation (no auxiliary verb) - Ex. I played rugby In English, the past participle of a verb often looks the same as a verb conjugated in the preterit Ex. I played rugby – I have played rugby As a result, English students often omit the auxiliary verb when they use the perfect tense in French Ex. Je joué instead of J’ai joué au rugby DON’T ! To conjugate a verb the past participle is not sufficient Je joué au tennis The past participle must follow an auxiliary verb J’ai joué au tennis To conjugate is to say many things in one syllable ! The conjugation is a verb’s secret code
