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GUIDE TO ALL TENSES IN FRENCH A-LEVEL

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Provides an in depth overview of all the French tenses you need to know how to write for French A-level (present, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect, simple future, future perfect, conditional, subjunctive). Inludes example sentences with each tense. - Made by a fluent french girl now studying French Law!

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GUIDE TO TENSES

1. Présent de l’Indicatif (Present Tense)
Uses
 Describes current actions, habits, general truths, and near-future events.
Formation
Pronoun -ER Endings -IR Endings -RE Endings
Je -e -is -s
Tu -es -is -s
Il/elle/on -e -it (no ending)
Nous -ons -issons -ons
Vous -ez -issez -ez
Ils/elles -ent -issent -ent
Examples
1. Je chante une chanson (I am singing a song).
2. Nous finissons nos devoirs (We finish our homework).
3. Ils attendent le bus (They are waiting for the bus).




2. Passé Composé (Compound Past)
Uses
 Describes completed actions/events in the past.
 Commonly used with time expressions: hier, déjà, une fois.
Formation
 Auxiliary verb (avoir or être) + past participle.
 Être is used for Mrs Vandertramp and reflexive verbs.

Pronoun Auxiliary (avoir) Auxiliary (être) Example
Je ai parlé suis allé/allée J’ai mangé.
Tu as parlé es allé/allée Tu as vu.
Il/elle/on a parlé est allé/allée Il est tombé.
Nous avons parlé sommes allés/allées Nous avons fini.
Vous avez parlé êtes allé/allée(s) Vous avez pris.
Ils/elles ont parlé sont allés/allées Ils ont vendu.
Examples
1. Elle est montée à cheval (She went horseback riding).
2. J’ai acheté une voiture (I bought a car).

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