FRENCH VERB TIMELINE PAST Notes Eg: to DO
Stem/ formation
Endings/ tips
NOW
FUTURE
Imparfait
Plus que parfait
Passé Composé
Present
Futur Proche
Futur Simple
Conditionnel
Subjonctif
I was doing
I had done
I have done
I am doing
I am going to do
I will do
I would do
If I were…
I used to do
(interrupted action)
I did
I do
(soon, informal)
(fixed, planned)
infinitive - (er/ir/re) or
imperfect avoir/être
present avoir/être
infinitive - (er/ir/re)
present aller
regular verbs:
regular verbs:
double consonants,
'nous' (present) - ending
+ past participle
+ past participle
+ infinitive
full infinitive
full infinitive
il faut, que etc.
ais, ais, ait
Note: for être verbs
Note: for être verbs
e, es, e,
ai, as, a
ais, ais, ait
e, es, e, ent
ions, iez, aient
past participle
past participle
ons, ez, ent
ons, ez, ont
ions, iez, aient
but nous and
Note: these endings
must agree. Eg:
must agree. Eg:
Note: endings are
vous are
are also used
Nous étions allés
Nous sommes allés
the same as the
like imperfect
imperfect tense
ions, iez
je porterai
je porterais
je porte
je ferai
je ferais
je fasse
for conditional tense Reg:
je portais
j'avais porté
j'ai porté
je porte
Irr eg:
je faisais
j'avais fait
j'ai fait
je fais
je vais rester
Maybe…, Possibly …
je vais faire être form
avoir form
I was being
I had been
I have been
I am
I am going to be
I will be
I would be
(If) I were
j'étais
j'avais été
j'ai été
je suis
je vais être
je serai
je serais
je sois
I was having
I had had
I have had
I have
I'm going to have
I will have
I would have
(If) I had
j'avais
j'avais eu
j'ai eu
j'ai
Je vais avoir
j'aurai
j'aurais
j'aie
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