4.4.1

Verbs

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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

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

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

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

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)
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Family & Home

1.1

Family

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Numbers

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Lifestyle

2.1

Sports and games

2.1.1Games2.1.2Sports: Jouer2.1.3Other Sports: Jouer2.1.4Sports: Faire2.1.5Other Sports: Faire
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Education & Future Plans

3.1

School

3.1.1Subjects3.1.2Talking About Subjects (1/2)3.1.3Talking About Subjects (2/2)3.1.4School Routine3.1.5Describing Your School3.1.6School Uniform (1/2)3.1.7School Uniform (2/2)
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Grammar

4.1

Negatives

4.1.1Using Not
4.2

Nouns

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4.3

Adjectives

4.3.1French Adjectives4.3.2Singular Adjectives4.3.3Plural Adjectives4.3.4Possessive Adjectives
4.4

Verbs

4.4.1Verbs4.4.2Verbs Pronouns
4.5

Adverbs

4.5.1Adverbials of Manner4.5.2Adverbials of Manner: Good, Badly, Fast4.5.3Adverbials of Time4.5.4Adverbials of Place
4.6

Present Tense

4.6.1Regular ER Verbs4.6.2Common ER Verbs: Parler4.6.3Common ER Verbs: Porter4.6.4Common ER Verbs: Rester4.6.5Avoir - To Have4.6.6Être - To Be4.6.7Faire - To Do4.6.8Aller - To Go
4.7

Future Tense

4.7.1Future Tense
4.8

Conjunctions

4.8.1To Make Sentences Longer4.8.2To Add Extra Information (1/2)4.8.3To Add Extra Information (2/2)

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  1. 1
    What is a verb?Multiple choice
  2. 2
    Which one of these verbs is an infinitive?Multiple choice
  3. 3
    Who or what is doing the verb in this sentence? <br><br> **Nous aimons regarder la télé.**Multiple choice
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Possessive Adjectives

Verbs Pronouns