Nom:
Madame Traill
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3rd Quarter Project
French I
Objective:
To gain practice and knowledge of verb forms and tenses of the French language.
Material Needed: One composition notebook,
Format:
pencil only.
Page – (at the top right hand corner of each page, write the week. ie: week 1)
Line 1 – Infinitive form of French verb and English equivalent
Line 2 – skip
Line 3-5 – Present tense conjugation
Line 6 – skip
Line 7-9 – Imperative form
Line 10 – skip
Line 11 - 13 – Future using construction of ALLER + infinitive
Schedule:
Weeks 1-3
Regular -er verbs and irregular verbs avoir, être, faire
Weeks 4-5
Regular -ir verbs and irregular verbs aller, venir
Weeks 6-7
Regular -re verbs and irregular verb prendre, mettre
The list of verbs is attached, with conjugation rules and examples.
► Composition Books will be turned in when the journal is collected and returned with a grade
the next class.
Keep these instruction pages in your French binder so that you will have all the requirements
to successfully complete this assignment.
√√√ Please pay very close attention to all conjugation rules and any corrections made
to the notebook as it is returned. It is acceptable to make certain errors, though not
desired. It is however unacceptable to repeat those same errors.
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Parent Signature
Date
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Student Signature
Date
Week 1
avoir*
aider
chanter
commander
regarder
Week 2
être*
demander
déjeuner
étudier
téléphoner à
Week 5
venir*
réussir à
grossir
maigrir
Week 3
faire*
entrer
habiter
parler
trouver
Week 6
prendre*
attendre
descendre
entendre
Week 4
aller*
accomplir
choisir
établir
finir
Week 7
mettre*
perdre
répondre à
vendre
* irregular verb – consult textbook, www.verb2verbe.com and/or teacher
Présent
Weeks 1-3:
Regular -er verbs
(1) Drop –er ending
(2) write stem in all persons
(3) add the following endings:
je… -e
tu… -es
il… -e
nous…
vous…
ils…
-ons
-ez
-ent
Weeks 4-5:
Regular -ir verbs
(1)Drop –ir ending
(2) write stem in all persons
(3) add the following endings:
je… -is
tu… -is
il… -it
nous…
vous…
ils…
-issons
-issez
-issent
Weeks 6-7:
Regular -re verbs
(1) drop –re ending
(2) write stem in all persons
(3) add the following endings:
je… -s
tu… -s
il… -_
nous…
vous…
ils…
-ons
-ez
-ent
Impératif
There are three forms of the imperative: tu, nous, vous. The imperative is equivalent to the command form in
English, meaning the subject of the sentence is not expressed, but understood.
Only the present tense forms are used. The verbs avoir and être are irregular. You must consult your textbook!
-er verbs
(tu)
(nous)
(vous)
Écoute!
Écoutons!
Écoutez!
Listen
Let’s listen
Listen
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singular, talking to one person
suggestion for a group of two or more
plural, talking to two or more, singular formal
-er verbs only --- from the tu form of the present tense, drop the –s from the end
-ir verbs
(tu)
(nous)
(vous)
Maigris!
Maigrissons!
Mairgrissez!
-re verbs
(tu)
Vends!
(nous)
Vendons!
(vous)
Vendez!
Lose weight!
Let’s lose weight!
Lose weight!
Futur
Construction of ALLER + infinitive is used to describe future events.
elle
nous
ils
Present tense of ALLER
va
allons
vont
infinitive
écouter
écouter
écouter
Sell!
Let’s sell!
Sell!