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Verbs & tenses
Conjugation tables, drills and explanations for every tense you need.
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Dormir conjugation: dors, dormons and dormi
Learn dormir in seven tenses. Compare dors with dormons, use avoir + dormi for the past, and practise dormais, dormirai and dorme in context.
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French present endings: jouer, then finir and partir
Learn the six present forms of jouer, compare finir with partir and test endings in five questions. Includes silent written endings and infinitive patterns.
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Trouver conjugation: find, think and je trouve que
Trouver in every common tense, plus its two meanings: to find (j'ai trouvé mes clés) and to think (je trouve que c'est cher). Examples and a short check.
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Écouter conjugation: every tense, and écouter vs entendre
Écouter in every common tense with examples, why it takes no preposition (j'écoute la radio), and the difference between écouter (listen) and entendre (hear).
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Mettre conjugation: mets, mettons, mis and mettrai
Study mettre in seven tenses: singular mets and met, plural mettons and mettent, the past participle mis and the future stem mettr-. Includes practice.
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Vendre conjugation: vends, vendons, vendu and vendrai
Conjugate vendre in seven useful tenses and moods. Practise regular -re endings, vendu after avoir, vendrai in the future and selling something to someone.
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Être conjugation: present, past, future and everyday uses
Conjugate être in seven essential tenses and moods, then practise c’est, être en train de and être à with examples, common mistakes and a quiz.
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Sortir conjugation: sors, sortons, sorti and the two auxiliaries
Conjugate sortir in seven key tenses and moods. Compare je suis sorti with j’ai sorti les poubelles, then practise present forms, agreement and auxiliaries.
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Venir conjugation: common French tenses, venir de and related verbs
Conjugate venir in seven common tenses, use venir de for the recent past, and compare revenir and devenir with examples and a four-question quiz.
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Offrir conjugation: offre, offrons and offert
Conjugate offrir in seven tenses, use à for the recipient and learn the participle offert. Practise gift sentences, plural forms and the imperative.
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Acheter conjugation: j'achète with a grave accent
Acheter in every tense, with the è in j'achète, ils achètent and j'achèterai. Learn the accent rule, examples and shopping phrases with acheter.
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Boire conjugation: je bois, nous buvons, j'ai bu
Boire is irregular: je bois, nous buvons, ils boivent, j'ai bu. Every common tense with examples, the three stems to remember, and drinking expressions.
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Vivre conjugation: vis, vivons, vécu and vivrai
Learn vivre in seven tenses and moods, from je vis to j’ai vécu and je vivrai. Compare past habits and completed periods, then test the forms.
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Manger conjugation: why nous mangeons keeps its e
Manger in every common tense, with the spelling change nous mangeons and je mangeais. Examples, mistakes and the meals: déjeuner, dîner, goûter.
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Attendre conjugation: attends, attendons and attendu
Learn attendre in seven tenses and moods. Check its silent present endings, attendu in the compound past, and the direct pattern attendre quelqu’un.
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Étudier conjugation: étudie, étudiions and future forms
Learn étudier across seven tenses and moods, including étudiions and étudiiez with two i’s. Check the accent, past participle and future forms.
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Croire conjugation: crois, croyons, cru and croirai
Learn croire in seven tenses and moods, with tables, belief patterns and recall practice. Check croyons, croyez, cru and the subjunctive croyions.
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Servir conjugation: sers, servons and servi
Conjugate servir in seven tenses with café examples. Learn sers versus servons, the participle servi, and how servir differs from se servir de.
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Admettre conjugation: admets, admettons and admis
Conjugate admettre in seven tenses and moods, then distinguish acknowledging a fact, accepting a hypothesis and admitting visitors.
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Vouloir conjugation: common tenses, je voudrais and everyday meanings
Learn vouloir in eight common tense and command tables, with je voudrais, vouloir dire and en vouloir à, then check your forms in a short quiz.
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Entrer conjugation: j’entre, suis entré and j’entrerai
Learn entrer in seven tenses and moods, with être for entering a place, past-participle agreement, elision and a note on entrer le code.
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Être conjugation: suis, es, est, sommes, êtes, sont
Learn the six present forms of être with introductions and descriptions. Check polite vous, adjective agreement, questions and negatives.
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Conduire conjugation: conduis, conduisons and conduit
Study conduire in seven tenses with driving examples. Practise the conduis- plural stem, the participle conduit and the future form conduirai.
