French Verb Conjugator An Alphabetical List

Conjugating French verbs can be a real nightmare. But below are some rules to live by when pondering how to conjugate regular and irregular verbs. Plus, youll find the conjugations of the top 10 verbs in the French language. Bookmark this page! Youll return to it often. What Does It Mean to Conjugate a Verb? In French, as in  English, the verb may change according to the person who is speaking and the context: I am, you she/he/it is, we/you/they are, she danced, he ran, we sang, she could have had... That is what conjugating a verb means. Its basically finding the correct verb form according to components of the sentence: the subject, the tense, the mood and the voice. French Verb Conjugations In English, there are irregular verb tenses like sing, sang, sung that you have to learn by heart. Otherwise, its usually a question of adding an s to he/she/it form in the present (she talks), ed in the past (she talked), and will and would for the future and conditional (she will talk, she would talk). Of course, this is a simplification. But overall, conjugating an English verb is not so difficult. French  verbs typically have different endings for almost every subject pronoun (je, tu, il-elle-on, nous, vous, ils-elles), and the same for the tenses and moods. So coming up with the right ending, even if you know which tense to use, can be a real challenge. Regular French Verb Conjugations   Some verbs have predictable conjugation patterns, which makes conjugating them a bit easier. See how these regular verb types are conjugated: regular -er verbsregular -ir verbsregular -re verbs Irregular French Verb Conjugations But these irregularities make conjugating them harder. In the chart below are the most common French irregular verbs. At the very top of the list are à ªtre (to be) and avoir  (to have), which are used to build compound tenses in French (such as passà © composà ©; these  are called auxiliary verbs. Jai à ©tudià © I studiedJe suis allà ©(e) I went Conjugations of the  Most Common French Irregular Verbs   Conjugation of tre Conjugation of Pouvoir Conjugation of Avoir Conjugation of Devoir Conjugation of Aller Conjugation of Prendre Conjugation of Faire Conjugation of Dire Conjugation of Vouloir Conjugation of Savoir There is a substantial difference between their written from and their pronunciation. So first review your English grammar a bit, and then follow these links in order to get a sense for it all. What is a verb mood ? What is a verb voice?What is a verb tense?A tense refers to a verb form that expresses the time of the verbs action. Make sure you read these links thoroughly.  They will usually tell you when to use the tense and how to build this tense in French.* Le  Prà ©sent  - Present* L  Imparfait  - Imperfect*  Le Passà © composà ©Ã‚  - Present perfect* Le  Passà © simple  - Preterite, Simple past* Le  Plus-que-parfait  - Pluperfect* Le  Futur  - Future* Le  Futur antà ©rieur  - Future perfect Once youve understood the logic behind the conjugations, you need to practice them in context. (There is theory, and then there is practice.) Learning French in context is the best way to memorize both grammar and vocabulary. How To Memorize French Verb Conjugations Concentrate on the most useful tenses (prà ©sent, imparfait, passà © composà ©) and get used to using them in context.  Then once youve mastered them, move on to the rest. Also strongly recommended: training with an audio source. There are many liaisons, elisions and modern glidings used with French verbs, and the written form may fool you into a mistaken pronunciation.