Conjugated w/ avoir and être Some verbs can be conjugated with both avoir and être. Avoir is used when there’s a direct object (COD: un complément d’objet direct), which is a noun that completes the meaning of the verb without using a preposition, 1 in which case the verb is transitive, otherwise, être is used. rentrer As-tu rentré ta voiture au garage ? Did you bring your car into the garage?...
Le conditionnel The French conditional conjugation is used to express hypothetical situations, polite requests, and to indicate actions that are dependent on certain conditions. It corresponds to the English “would” or “could” form. The conditional mood is formed by adding specific endings to the verb stem, which is usually the infinitive form of the verb. 1 Here is the conditional conjugation of regular verbs: person -er -ir -re je parlerais (I would speak) choisirais (I would choose) vendrais (I would sell) tu parlerais choisirais vendrais il/elle/on parlerait choisirait vendrait nous parlerions choisirions vendrions vous parleriez choisiriez vendriez ils/elles parleraient choisiraient vendraient It’s important to note that irregular verbs have their own conjugation patterns in the conditional tense....
L’imparfait The French imperfect tense (imparfait) is a descriptive past tense that indicates an ongoing state of being or a repeated or incomplete action. The beginning and end of the state of being or action are not indicated, and the imperfect is very often translated in English as “was” or “was ___-ing”. We use the imperfect tense to describe situations, people, properties, comments, explanations, repeated actions, and simultaneously occurring actions in the past....
l’équipe nationale de football féminine Adjective for a compound noun agrees with the head word, in this case, l’équipe. partir Certain verbs are conjugated in the perfect tense with être instead of avoir when used intransitively. And different from avoir-conjugated verbs, the past participle in this case agrees with the subject. je suis parti tu es parti il est parti / elle est partie nous sommes partis vous êtes partis ils sont partis / elles sont parties Infinitive Past Participle venir venu aller allé entrer entré devenir devenu rentrer rentré retourner retourné sortir sorti rester resté passer passé arriver arrivé montrer montré Peu de temps après, Manuel est venu vivre avec son oncle et sa tante dans le sud de la France....
-ir Je ne cours plus parce que j’ai trop mal aux genoux - je souffre énormément. I don’t run anymore because my knees hurt too much - I’m in great pain. Je pars bien avant le soleil de midi, et j’arrive le lendemain vers vingt heures. I leave well before the noon sun, and I arrive the following day around 8pm. Je m’arrête à mi-chemin, près de Sélestat, pour manger et dormir....