Flashcards: Mastering French Verb Forms and Usage — 14 cards

French infinitive — definition?

Base, unconjugated form of a verb.

Past Tenses — main types?

Passé composé, imparfait, passé simple.

Participe Passé — function?

Forms compound tenses with auxiliary verbs.

Irregular verbs — example?

Être, avoir, faire, venir, prendre.

Conjugation patterns — regular?

Add endings to verb stems based on group.

Verb meanings — context?

Varies with usage; literal, idiomatic, figurative.

Verb usage — key rule?

Match tense, mood, and subject in sentences.

Passé composé — auxiliary?

Avoir or être + past participle.

Imparfait — use?

Ongoing or habitual past actions.

Passé simple — context?

Literary, formal narration.

Past participle — regular?

-é, -i, -u endings for regular verbs.

Irregular past participles — example?

été, pris, fait, vu.

Regular -er verbs — present endings?

e, es, e, ons, ez, ent.

Verb agreement — in passé composé?

Past participles agree with preceding direct objects when applicable.