3 QUESTIONS 2 LES VERBES
LA TÂCHE
Translate verbs. ONLY forms, WITHOUT persons.
(a) – the first letter of the word
(-a) – the last letter of the word
you (s) – singular
you (pl) – plural
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4 PRÉSENT
1 QUESTIONS
We have 3 ways to build a question:
1) Tu manges? – Do you eat?
Only add intonation. No need to change anything.
Informal question.
2) Est-ce que tu manges? – Do you eat?
Add at the beginning phrase “Est-ce que”.
This phrase means “Is it that”. But you should not worry about it. Just remember as a service phrase without translation.
Semi-formal question.
3) Manges-tu? – Do you eat?
Just put a verb before the subject and add dash “-“.
Good formal quesiton.
Sometimes we add “t” when we ask about him or her. We do it to soften a phrase.
Mange-t-il? – Does he eat?
Mange-t-elle? – Does she eat?
Also we often merge words:
1) que + il = qu’il
Est-ce qu’il mange? – Does he eat?
2) que + elle = qu’elle
Est-ce qu’elle mange? – Does she eat?
3) Que? – what?
Qu’est-ce que tu veux?
Qu’est-ce qu’elle veut?
2 NEGATIONS
To build a negation add “ne…pas” around a verb.
Je ne bois pas. – I don’t drink.
Elle ne boit pas. – She doesn’t drink.
– Tu manges?
– Oui, je mange.
– Non, je ne mange pas.
– Est-ce que tu manges?
– Oui, je mange.
– Non, je ne mange pas.
– Manges-tu?
– Oui, je mange.
– Non, je ne mange pas.
3 TWO VERBS TOGETHER
When we put two verbs together we do the next:
– first verb we change according to the person;
– second verb we do not change at all, take the dictionary form.
Je veux manger.
I want to eat.
Je ne veux pas manger.
I don’t want to eat.
Il veut boire.
He wants to drink.
Il ne veut pas boire.
He doesn’t want to drink.
4 NOW OR IN GENERAL?
French present tense can stand for both Present Simple and Present Continuous.
| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
| Je mange. Tu manges. Il / Elle mange. Nous mangeons. Vous mangez. Ils mangent. |
I eat / am eating. You eat / are eating. S(he) eats / is eating. We eat / are eating. You eat / are eating. They eat / are eating. |