Adverbs of Frequency, er verbs, and Faire
By: Bruno (sam), Vincent (tim), Patrick
(mike)
Why you Conjugate
Verbs
Verb agrees with the person doing the action
It also has to agree according to the tense you are
speaking in. (present, future, past)
Je jouer au football americain = un-conjugated
Je joue au football americain = conjugated
-ER Verbs
TAKE OFF THE ER OF THE VERB THEN ADD ENDING
JE = E
TU = ES
IL/ELLE = E
NOUS = ONS
VOUS = EZ
ILS/ELLES = ENT
IN THE PAST TAKE OFF THE R AND ACCENT THE É
EX: JE JOUE AU FOOTBALL AMERICAIN POUR
HARRISON.
I PLAY FOOTBALL FOR HARRISON.
Why you use Adverbs
First adverbs are used to describe a verb
It can also modify an adjective
Nous jouons rarement au basket = we rarely play
basketball
Adverbs of Frequency
Souvent = Often
D’habitude = Usually
Quelquefois = Sometimes
Rarement = Rarely
De temps en temps = From time to time
Ne...Jamais = Never
Tous les Jours = Everyday
Faire
Faire = to do, to make
Faire is used with a lot of activities that you DO.
Faire de la Gymnastique(Un-Conjugated)
Je fais de la Gymnastique(Conjugated)
I do Gymnastics
Faire
FAIRE IS A IRREGULAR VERB AND DOES NOT
FOLLOW THE REGULAR PATTERN.
Present:
Je Fais
Tu Fais
il/elle Fait
nous Faisons
vous Faites
ils/elles Font
Sports
Le Football americain = Football
Le Baseball = Baseball
Le Football = Soccer
Sports
Faire de la Boxe = Boxing
Le Tennis = Tennis
Le Basket = Basketball
Hobbies
Jouer de la musique = To play music
Ecouter de la musique = To listen to music
Danser = To dance
Jouer a des jeux video = To play video games
Faire l’escrime = Fencing