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Okay, how should i begin, hmm ...
First, i should tell everyone : French is a VERY difficult langage, yes
And I just don't know every things about it yet, like many french after all... ^^
The most difficult thing in french is : The grammar. So i should begin with the study of grammar.
FIRST : GRAMMAR ( it will be long ... VERY long ... hum ... )
First, i should talk about the present. Yeah, the bases... But this is the worst part... Because times are very difficult to learn. It's very diffrent from the English, 'cause you have many, many irregularities.
First, the pronouns. I'll make a list :
English : French :
I Je
You Tu
he, she, it Il, Elle, On
We Nous
You Vous
They Ils
The first 3 are pronouns which design only one person or thing, the last 3 is used for 2 people or more ( plurial ... ). The problem is " It" in french ... We don't make the difference between things and human beings.
An exception is : "On". It's in many cases the same as "We"... But we use it with a singular verb ... Now, i should show you how to use theses pronouns, "Pronoms" in french...
Okay, now i shall begin with : "To be". In french : " être "
English : French :
I am Je suis
You are Tu es
he is, she is, it is Il est, Elle est, On est
We are Nous sommes
You are Vous êtes
They are Ils sont
First, learn it by heart, there's no other way !! Just repeat it again and again, like when you were learning english too, huhu ^^
I'll give you some simple exemple : " Je suis dans le train. " ---> " I am in the train ".
" Nous sommes désolés ..." ----- >" We are sorry... "
" Ils sont vraiment énervés " ------> " They are really angry ! "
Another verb, " Avoir " or " To have ", simple present :
English : French :
I have J'ai
You have Tu as
He has, She has, It has Il a, elle a, on a
We have Nous avons
You have Vous avez
They have Ils ont
I repeat : "It" does not mean "On" !!!
You should see that I wrote : " J'" instead of "Je".
Before every vowel : a, e, i, o u, y , we say : "J'" ... No exceptions.
Like : " J'aime écrire" -----> " I love writing ".
Don't worry if you don't understand now ... ( It's a little difficult for me too, to translate everything and not to make any mistakes ... )
Exemples : " I have Naruto GC 4 ! " ------- > " J'ai Naruto GC 4 !"
" He has some homework to do " ---- > " Il a des devoirs à faire "
I'll pass for other forms, these two are the most useful !
Now the type of verbs.
3 types exists, it depends on the ending of the verb.
Exemple : " Manger " ( to eat ) -er
Je mange, Tu manges, Il mange, nous mangeons, vous mangez, ils mangent ...
-e -es -e -ons -ez -ent
Look at : " Tuer " ( to kill ) -er
Je tue , Tu tues, Il tue, Nous tuons, Vous tuez, Ils tuent.
-e -es -e -ons -ez -ent
For " Manger", cut it like this : Mang - er
For " Tuer" : Tu - er
You see ? Easy ! the ending : - er is the easiest conjugation.
Now the second type : -ir.
Like : " Dormir " ( to sleep )
Je dors, Tu dors, Il dort, Nous dormons, Vous dormez, Ils dorment.
-s -s -t -ons -ez -ent
Or : " Partir " ( to leave a place )
Je pars, Tu pars, Il part, Nous partons, Vous partez, Ils partent.
-s -s -t -ons -ez -ent
Do the same as -er : Dor(m) - ir : Je dor -s, tu dor -s, il dor -t ...
Exercice 1 : ( easy ) -----> Do it for : Partir.
Answer : Part - ir : Je par - s, Tu par -s, .......
Got it ?
The 3rd type take the rest of the verbs, there are some irregularities ...
For exemple : " Boire " ( to drink ) -oire
Je bois, Tu bois, Il boit, Nous buvons, Vous buvez, Ils boivent.
Or : " Vivre " ( to live )
Je vis, tu vis, il vit, nous vivons, vous vivez, ils vivent.
Or : " Prendre " ( to take ) -dre
Je prends, Tu prends, il prend, nous prenons, vous prenez, ils prennent. Look at the "nn" ! Yeah, we have to double it ... Don't tell me why
" Vendre " ( to sell ) -dre
Je vends, tu vends, il vend, nous vendons, vous vendez, ils vendent.
" Voir " ( to see ) - oir
Je vois, Tu vois, Il voit, Nous voyons, Vous voyez, Ils voient.
There are many, many, many,many ... moto, moto ... errrr sorry
many verbs like that ! If you want exemples, go on my e-mail, if you see some verbs taht don't look like -er or -ir ... If you really want a list of irregularities, i think there are some on the net. Or go buy a grammar English / French book.
I'm a little tired, so i'll stop here. If you want to improve a little, try to take these verbs out :
" Entendre " ( to hear ), " Penser " ( to think ), " Croire " ( to believe ), " Savoir " ( to know ), " Attendre " ( to wait for ).
Finally, i'll show you another irregular form :
" Faire " --- > " To do ".
Je fais, tu fais, il fait, nous faisons, vous faites, ils font.
See ya ! Hope you'll like it. Suggestions, direct help : [email protected]
First, i should tell everyone : French is a VERY difficult langage, yes
And I just don't know every things about it yet, like many french after all... ^^The most difficult thing in french is : The grammar. So i should begin with the study of grammar.
FIRST : GRAMMAR ( it will be long ... VERY long ... hum ... )
First, i should talk about the present. Yeah, the bases... But this is the worst part... Because times are very difficult to learn. It's very diffrent from the English, 'cause you have many, many irregularities.
First, the pronouns. I'll make a list :
English : French :
I Je
You Tu
he, she, it Il, Elle, On
We Nous
You Vous
They Ils
The first 3 are pronouns which design only one person or thing, the last 3 is used for 2 people or more ( plurial ... ). The problem is " It" in french ... We don't make the difference between things and human beings.
An exception is : "On". It's in many cases the same as "We"... But we use it with a singular verb ... Now, i should show you how to use theses pronouns, "Pronoms" in french...
Okay, now i shall begin with : "To be". In french : " être "
English : French :
I am Je suis
You are Tu es
he is, she is, it is Il est, Elle est, On est
We are Nous sommes
You are Vous êtes
They are Ils sont
First, learn it by heart, there's no other way !! Just repeat it again and again, like when you were learning english too, huhu ^^
I'll give you some simple exemple : " Je suis dans le train. " ---> " I am in the train ".
" Nous sommes désolés ..." ----- >" We are sorry... "
" Ils sont vraiment énervés " ------> " They are really angry ! "
Another verb, " Avoir " or " To have ", simple present :
English : French :
I have J'ai
You have Tu as
He has, She has, It has Il a, elle a, on a
We have Nous avons
You have Vous avez
They have Ils ont
I repeat : "It" does not mean "On" !!!
You should see that I wrote : " J'" instead of "Je".
Before every vowel : a, e, i, o u, y , we say : "J'" ... No exceptions.
Like : " J'aime écrire" -----> " I love writing ".
Don't worry if you don't understand now ... ( It's a little difficult for me too, to translate everything and not to make any mistakes ... )
Exemples : " I have Naruto GC 4 ! " ------- > " J'ai Naruto GC 4 !"
" He has some homework to do " ---- > " Il a des devoirs à faire "
I'll pass for other forms, these two are the most useful !
Now the type of verbs.
3 types exists, it depends on the ending of the verb.
Exemple : " Manger " ( to eat ) -er
Je mange, Tu manges, Il mange, nous mangeons, vous mangez, ils mangent ...
-e -es -e -ons -ez -ent
Look at : " Tuer " ( to kill ) -er
Je tue , Tu tues, Il tue, Nous tuons, Vous tuez, Ils tuent.
-e -es -e -ons -ez -ent
For " Manger", cut it like this : Mang - er
For " Tuer" : Tu - er
You see ? Easy ! the ending : - er is the easiest conjugation.
Now the second type : -ir.
Like : " Dormir " ( to sleep )
Je dors, Tu dors, Il dort, Nous dormons, Vous dormez, Ils dorment.
-s -s -t -ons -ez -ent
Or : " Partir " ( to leave a place )
Je pars, Tu pars, Il part, Nous partons, Vous partez, Ils partent.
-s -s -t -ons -ez -ent
Do the same as -er : Dor(m) - ir : Je dor -s, tu dor -s, il dor -t ...
Exercice 1 : ( easy ) -----> Do it for : Partir.
Answer : Part - ir : Je par - s, Tu par -s, .......
Got it ?
The 3rd type take the rest of the verbs, there are some irregularities ...
For exemple : " Boire " ( to drink ) -oire
Je bois, Tu bois, Il boit, Nous buvons, Vous buvez, Ils boivent.
Or : " Vivre " ( to live )
Je vis, tu vis, il vit, nous vivons, vous vivez, ils vivent.
Or : " Prendre " ( to take ) -dre
Je prends, Tu prends, il prend, nous prenons, vous prenez, ils prennent. Look at the "nn" ! Yeah, we have to double it ... Don't tell me why
" Vendre " ( to sell ) -dre
Je vends, tu vends, il vend, nous vendons, vous vendez, ils vendent.
" Voir " ( to see ) - oir
Je vois, Tu vois, Il voit, Nous voyons, Vous voyez, Ils voient.
There are many, many, many,many ... moto, moto ... errrr sorry
many verbs like that ! If you want exemples, go on my e-mail, if you see some verbs taht don't look like -er or -ir ... If you really want a list of irregularities, i think there are some on the net. Or go buy a grammar English / French book.
I'm a little tired, so i'll stop here. If you want to improve a little, try to take these verbs out :
" Entendre " ( to hear ), " Penser " ( to think ), " Croire " ( to believe ), " Savoir " ( to know ), " Attendre " ( to wait for ).
Finally, i'll show you another irregular form :
" Faire " --- > " To do ".
Je fais, tu fais, il fait, nous faisons, vous faites, ils font.
See ya ! Hope you'll like it. Suggestions, direct help : [email protected]
