Verbs

Verbs tell us what is happening in a sentence. This could be an action (e.g. to walk, to play) or a ‘state of being’ (e.g. I am tired).

Infinitive of a verb

You will find the infinitive of a verb in the dictionary.
In English, the infinitive of a verb starts with ‘to’.
In French, the infinitive of a verb is just one word:
- manger – to eat
- regarder – to watch
- être – to be
- avoir – to have

Using a verb in a sentence

To use a verb in a sentence, we have to change the infinitive.
Two things tell us how to change the infinitive:
- Who or what is doing the verb (the subject of the verb).
- The tense of the verb (when the verb is happening).

Who or what is doing the verb

In French, you change the verb depending on who or what is doing the verb.
- Je joue. – I am playing.
- Nous jouons. – We are playing.

Tense of the verb

In French, you change the verb depending on the tense of the verb.
- The tense can be past, present or future.
For example:
- Je joue. – I play. (present simple)
- J’ai joué. – I played. (simple past)

1Family & Home

2Lifestyle

2.1Sports and games

2.1.1Games

2.1.2Sports: Jouer

2.1.3Other Sports: Jouer

2.1.4Sports: Faire

2.1.5Other Sports: Faire

3Education & Future Plans

3.1School

3.1.1Subjects

3.1.2Talking About Subjects (1/2)

3.1.3Talking About Subjects (2/2)

3.1.4School Routine

3.1.5Describing Your School

3.1.6School Uniform (1/2)

3.1.7School Uniform (2/2)

4Grammar

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