There is just one single present tense in French, unlike in English where the present tense has two different forms, the present simple and the present progressive, The Present Tense in French,
le temps présent
, is used to express both momentary action and progressive action.
What is the perfect tense of jouer in French?
| VERB CONJUGATION TABLE jouer | Simple Tenses jouer | Present Perfect Passé Composé have played ai joué a joué | Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had played avais joué avait joué | Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have aurai joué aura joué |
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What is the present tense of jouer in French?
| Present Imperfect | je joue jouais | tu joues jouais | il joue jouait | nous jouons jouions |
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What is present tense in French examples?
Using the present tense
Use the present tense for routine actions, current actions and current facts. For example:
Je bois du thé tous les jours
. – I drink tea every day.
How do you conjugate the verb jouer?
- je joue. tu joues.
- il jouait. nous avons joué
- vous jouerez.
- ils joueraient.
How do you know if a French word is present?
To form the present tense of an -re verb,
drop the -re of the infinitive
, like you do for -er and -ir verbs. When you do that, you’re left with the stem for the conjugation of the present tense, and you can add the present tense endings specific to -re verbs: -s, -s, nothing, -ons, -ez, -ent.
When should you use the French present tense?
The present tense in French is much like the present tense in English. It’s used
for actions that are happening in the present
(i.e. actions that are currently happening as a speaker speaks). Further, the present tense can be used for habitual actions.
Is Vouloir être or avoir?
The French verb vouloir means “to want” or “to wish.” It is one of the 10 most common French verbs and you will use it
just as much as avoir and être
.
Is Boire être or avoir?
For the verb boire, it is formed with the
auxiliary verb avoir
and the past participle bu.
Is voir avoir or être?
The present participle of voir is voyant. To form the passé composé of voir, you will need the auxiliary verb
avoir
and the past participle vu. With these two elements, you can construct this common past tense to match the subject pronoun.
What is futur proche in French?
LE FUTUR PROCHE. In French there are two tenses for the future tense, just like in English (you can say « i’m going to go » and « i will go » they both express a notion of future. « Futur proche » is like
« i am going to go »
. The good news is that it’s the easiest tense the French have, as there is NO exception.
What is the indicatif in French?
The French indicative mood,
le mode indicatif
or simply l’indicatif, is the most common of the four French verb moods and is used when discussing facts or certainties.
What is present progressive in French?
French doesn’t have a Present Progressive tense
. Instead, French usually uses the simple Present Tense (e.g., je mange) to convey both the simple Present Tense in English (“I eat”/ “I do eat”) and the Present Progressive (“I am eating”).
What is the verb for jouer?
| Imperative | (tu) joue | (nous) jouons | (vous) jouez |
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Is Travailler avoir or etre?
| Present Present participle | tu travailles | il travaille Passé composé | nous travaillons Auxiliary verb avoir | vous travaillez Past participle travaillé |
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How many tenses are there in French?
The eight simple forms can also be categorized into
four tenses
(future, present, past, and future-of-the-past), or into two aspects (perfective and imperfective). The three non-finite moods are the infinitive, past participle, and present participle. There are compound constructions that use more than one verb.
