-IR / -RE Verbs + Irregulars

• The quick reference. This is the night-before-the-exam page — every conjugation and every rule from the chapter, boiled down to tables and boxes.
• The stem (the part that stays put) is navy; the ending (the letters that change for each person) is red.
• If you want the full explanations, they're in the Learn tab.
• Tap 🌐 EN up top for translations.

Same family: choisir (choose), réussir (succeed/pass), grandir (grow up), réfléchir (think it over), obéir (obey), remplir (fill in), réagir (react), applaudir (applaud). New stem, same six endings every time.

Same family: attendre (wait for), répondre (answer), entendre (hear), perdre (lose), rendre (give back), descendre (go down / get off). All keep the silent -d in il/elle: il attend, il répond, il entend.

Same family: sortir (go out — je sors, il sort, ils sortent), dormir (sleep — je dors, il dort, ils dorment), servir (serve — je sers, il sert), sentir (feel/smell), mentir (lie). Habit: whenever you meet a new -IR verb, learn which family it's in.

Two jobs. (1) Movement — takes à / au / aux / en / chez: Je vais à Montréal, au travail, chez le médecin, en France. I go to Montreal, to work, to the doctor's, to France. (2) The near future — see box 9 below.

Origin: takes de / du / des — Je viens du Canada. I'm from Canada. Special job: venir de + infinitive = recent past — see box 10 below.

Uses: transport (prendre le bus / le métro), food & drink (prendre un café), decisions (prendre une décision).

• This is the single most useful picture in the chapter.
• You meet a new verb and you don't know how to conjugate it.
• Look at its last two or three letters and match it to a card below.
• Two verbs end in -ir but live in different homes (finir vs partir), so those get their own cards — always check which one you're holding.

Both regular families work the same way: start with the dictionary form, chop off the ending, keep the navy stem, then bolt on the right red tail for each subject. Watch the two machines side by side.

• Here the navy stem and the red tail sit in separate boxes, so the split you have to make in your head is drawn out for you.
• Read each one as stem box + tail box → whole word.
• Notice the two family fingerprints jump out: -iss- appears for finir plural, and the vendre il/elle box is empty.

• These four don't obey a recipe, so each card lays out all six forms as pills.
• The forms that trip people up are marked in red — say those out loud a few extra times.
• Each card ends with a real sentence you'd use in Canada.

• Same -ir spelling, opposite conjugation. Read the two columns line by line.
• On the left the -iss- shows up in every plural form; on the right it never appears, and the singular even drops a consonant from the stem.
• This is the biggest trap in the chapter.

• Two shortcuts sit on either side of NOW.
• Look left to talk about what just happened (venir de + infinitive), look right to talk about what you're going to do (aller + infinitive).
• Both keep the second verb as a plain infinitive — the naming form, never conjugated.

The near future is just three bricks: the subject → the conjugated aller → a plain infinitive (plus its own words). The second verb never changes — that's what makes it easy.

The recent past adds one small word: the subject → the conjugated venir → a de + plain infinitive. Again the second verb never changes.

These two verbs run your whole commute. Use prendre for the vehicle you get on, and aller for the place you head to. Each card is one moment of an ordinary Canada day.

• The odd bits, gathered in one place. Most of this chapter follows tidy patterns — chop the ending, add a new one.
• But a handful of forms refuse to behave, and those are exactly the ones the TEF trips people on.
• This tab collects every trap from the whole chapter, explains why each one looks strange, and gives you a memory hook so it sticks.
• As everywhere on this page, the stem (the part that stays put) is navy and the ending (the letters that change for each person) is red.
• Tap 🌐 EN up top for translations under every French line.

• Je finis mon quart à dix-sept heures, puis je pars tout de suite. I finish my shift at five p.m., then I leave right away.
• Les enfants grandissent vite, mais ils dorment encore beaucoup. The kids grow up fast, but they still sleep a lot.
• On choisit un resto et on sort ce soir. We're choosing a restaurant and going out tonight.

• Elle répond à tous les courriels avant midi. She answers all the emails before noon.
• Mon voisin vend sa voiture avant de déménager. My neighbour is selling his car before moving.
• Le bus est en retard, alors on attend à l'arrêt. The bus is late, so we're waiting at the stop.

• Qu'est-ce que vous faites la fin de semaine ? What do you do on the weekend?
• Mes collègues font du sport après le travail. My coworkers play sport after work.
• Vous dites toujours la vérité au bureau. You always tell the truth at the office.
• Aujourd'hui il fait froid, alors ils font la queue à l'intérieur. Today it's cold, so they line up inside.

• Je viens du Canada, mais mes parents viennent de l'Inde. I'm from Canada, but my parents are from India.
• Nous venons souvent chez vous le dimanche. We often come to your place on Sundays.
• Ils reviennent de vacances demain. They come back from vacation tomorrow.
• Elle obtient enfin sa résidence permanente. She's finally getting her permanent residency.

• Nous prenons le métro pour aller au travail. We take the metro to get to work.
• Est-ce que vous comprenez la question ? Do you understand the question?
• Mes amis apprennent le français pour l'immigration. My friends are learning French for immigration.
• Ils prennent une décision difficile ce soir. They're making a hard decision tonight.

• Je vais chez le médecin, puis on va à l'épicerie. I'm going to the doctor's, then we're going to the grocery store.
• Est-ce que tu vas au cours de français ce soir ? Are you going to the French class tonight?
• Mes enfants vont à l'école en autobus. My kids go to school by bus.

• How to use this page. Below are real, everyday sentences — the kind you'd actually say at work, in your French class, on the bus, at the store, or when you talk about your weekend.
• Each verb is picked out so you can see the pattern by eye.
• In the first few sentences of every group the stem (the part that stays put) is navy and the ending (the letters that change for each person) is red; after that the whole verb is simply highlighted in green.
• Read each French line out loud, then tap 🌐 EN in the top bar to check the English underneath.
• Cover the English and try to translate the other way too.

Chop off -ir, keep the stem, add -is · -is · -it · -issons · -issez · -issent. Listen for the -iss- in the plural. Watch the stem/ending split in the first three lines.

• Je finis mon quart de travail à dix-sept heures. I finish my shift at five p.m.
• Tu choisis toujours le même café le matin. You always choose the same coffee in the morning.
• Nous réfléchissons avant de signer le bail. We think it over before signing the lease.
• On choisit un appartement près du métro. We're choosing an apartment near the metro.
• Est-ce que tu finis ton cours de français à vingt heures ? Do you finish your French class at eight p.m.?
• Les enfants grandissent vite depuis qu'on est au Canada. The kids have been growing up fast since we came to Canada.
• Je réussis mieux quand je révise le soir. I do better when I review in the evening.
• Vous remplissez le formulaire d'immigration en ligne. You fill in the immigration form online.
• Ma collègue obéit toujours aux consignes de sécurité. My coworker always follows the safety instructions.
• Nous choisissons nos horaires au début du mois. We choose our schedules at the start of the month.
• Ils réussissent leur examen de conduite du premier coup. They pass their driving test on the first try.
• Je remplis mon panier au supermarché le samedi. I fill my cart at the supermarket on Saturdays.
• Tu réfléchis trop avant de répondre en classe. You overthink before answering in class.
• On finit la réunion vers midi d'habitude. We usually finish the meeting around noon.
• Les nouveaux employés réagissent vite en cas de problème. The new employees react quickly if there's a problem.
• Vous choisissez votre médecin de famille cette semaine. You're choosing your family doctor this week.
• Je grandis chaque jour dans mon nouveau poste. I grow every day in my new job.
• Nous applaudissons à la fin de la présentation. We applaud at the end of the presentation.

Chop off -re, keep the stem, add -s · -s · —(nothing) · -ons · -ez · -ent. Remember: il/elle takes no ending — you just keep the silent final -d.

• J'attends le bus depuis vingt minutes. I've been waiting for the bus for twenty minutes.
• Elle répond à tous les courriels avant midi. She answers all the emails before noon.
• Nous vendons notre voiture avant de déménager. We're selling our car before moving.
• Tu attends ta correspondante devant la station de métro. You're waiting for your friend in front of the metro station.
• Le magasin vend des billets d'autobus à la caisse. The store sells bus tickets at the till.
• Je ne perds jamais mes clés grâce à mon porte-clés. I never lose my keys thanks to my keychain.
• Vous descendez à la prochaine station pour l'hôpital. You get off at the next station for the hospital.
• On entend mal l'annonce au fond de la classe. We can't hear the announcement well at the back of the class.
• Les voisins vendent leur maison au printemps. The neighbours are selling their house in the spring.
• Je rends les livres à la bibliothèque aujourd'hui. I'm giving the books back to the library today.
• Tu réponds vite quand ton gérant t'écrit. You reply quickly when your manager texts you.
• Nous attendons la réponse de l'immigration depuis un mois. We've been waiting for the immigration answer for a month.
• Il perd souvent sa carte d'autobus. He often loses his bus pass.
• Vous rendez la monnaie au client avec le sourire. You give the customer their change with a smile.
• Est-ce que tu entends l'annonce dans le train ? Can you hear the announcement on the train?
• Elles descendent à pied au centre-ville chaque matin. They walk down to downtown every morning.
• Je réponds présent à toutes mes réunions d'équipe. I show up to all my team meetings.
• On attend nos amis au restaurant à dix-neuf heures. We're waiting for our friends at the restaurant at seven p.m.

This second group of -ir verbs drops the last consonant of the stem in the singular and has no -iss- anywhere. Notice the short singular (je pars) versus the full stem in the plural (nous partons).

• Je pars au travail à sept heures et quart. I leave for work at a quarter past seven.
• Tu sors ce soir après ton cours de français ? Are you going out tonight after your French class?
• Nous partons en voyage à Québec la semaine prochaine. We're leaving on a trip to Quebec City next week.
• Le train part de la gare Centrale à huit heures pile. The train leaves Central Station at eight sharp.
• Les enfants dorment déjà quand je rentre du soir. The kids are already asleep when I come home from the evening shift.
• On sort prendre l'air pendant la pause. We step out for some air during the break.
• Le restaurant sert le déjeuner jusqu'à quinze heures. The restaurant serves lunch until three p.m.
• Je dors mal la veille d'un examen. I sleep badly the night before an exam.
• Vous partez à quelle heure pour l'aéroport ? What time are you leaving for the airport?
• Mes voisins sortent leur chien tôt le matin. My neighbours walk their dog early in the morning.
• Elle part en avance pour éviter le trafic. She leaves early to avoid the traffic.
• Nous dormons chez ma sœur pendant les rénovations. We're sleeping at my sister's during the renovations.
• Tu sens l'odeur du pain frais de la boulangerie ? Can you smell the fresh bread from the bakery?
• Je sers les clients au comptoir tout l'après-midi. I serve customers at the counter all afternoon.
• Ils partent travailler ensemble en covoiturage. They leave for work together by carpool.

Completely irregular: vais · vas · va · allons · allez · vont. After aller come the little place-words à / au / aux / en / chez from Chapter 7.

• Je vais chez le médecin demain matin. I'm going to the doctor's tomorrow morning.
• Tu vas au travail en autobus ou en métro ? Do you go to work by bus or by metro?
• On va à l'épicerie après le cours. We're going to the grocery store after class.
• Nous allons à Montréal pour l'examen de TEF. We're going to Montreal for the TEF exam.
• Vous allez à la banque cet après-midi ? Are you going to the bank this afternoon?
• Mes parents vont en France cet été. My parents are going to France this summer.
• Je vais au centre communautaire pour mes cours de francisation. I go to the community centre for my French integration classes.
• Elle va chez le coiffeur avant l'entretien d'embauche. She's going to the hairdresser before the job interview.
• Tu vas aux États-Unis pour le travail ? Are you going to the United States for work?
• Nous allons chez nos amis pour le souper de vendredi. We're going to our friends' place for Friday dinner.
• On va à la pharmacie chercher mon ordonnance. We're going to the pharmacy to pick up my prescription.
• Les étudiants vont à la bibliothèque après les cours. The students go to the library after class.
• Je vais au parc avec les enfants quand il fait beau. I go to the park with the kids when the weather's nice.
• Vous allez chez le dentiste une fois par an. You go to the dentist once a year.
• Ils vont au bureau d'immigration lundi pour leur rendez-vous. They're going to the immigration office on Monday for their appointment.

Put a conjugated aller in front of a plain infinitive and you talk about plans and the future — no new tense needed. The second verb stays in its naming form.

• Je vais visiter Montréal la fin de semaine prochaine. I'm going to visit Montreal next weekend.
• Tu vas réussir ton examen, j'en suis sûr. You're going to pass your exam, I'm sure of it.
• On va déménager à Toronto au mois de septembre. We're going to move to Toronto in September.
• Nous allons chercher un logement plus près du métro. We're going to look for a place closer to the metro.
• Vous allez commencer le nouveau travail lundi ? Are you going to start the new job on Monday?
• Ce soir, je vais faire les courses et préparer le souper. Tonight I'm going to do the shopping and make dinner.
• Les enfants vont apprendre à patiner cet hiver. The kids are going to learn to skate this winter.
• Elle va passer son entretien d'embauche jeudi. She's going to have her job interview on Thursday.
• Demain, on va ouvrir un compte à la banque. Tomorrow we're going to open a bank account.
• Je vais prendre le train de sept heures. I'm going to take the seven o'clock train.
• Tu vas t'inscrire aux cours du soir ? Are you going to sign up for the evening classes?
• Nous allons visiter des appartements en fin de semaine. We're going to view some apartments this weekend.
• Il va pleuvoir cet après-midi, prends ton parapluie. It's going to rain this afternoon, take your umbrella.
• Vous allez attendre longtemps à la clinique aujourd'hui. You're going to wait a long time at the clinic today.
• Ils vont finir le projet avant la fin du mois. They're going to finish the project before the end of the month.

Irregular: fais · fais · fait · faisons · faites · font. Watch vous faites (never "faisez") and ils font. It hides in many set phrases and carries the weather.

• Je fais les courses le samedi matin. I do the shopping on Saturday mornings.
• Tu fais la cuisine ou tu commandes ce soir ? Are you cooking or ordering in tonight?
• Vous faites la queue à la banque le vendredi. You line up at the bank on Fridays.
• Mes collègues font du sport après le travail. My coworkers play sport after work.
• Nous faisons attention aux dépenses ce mois-ci. We're watching our spending this month.
• Aujourd'hui il fait froid et il neige beaucoup. Today it's cold and it's snowing a lot.
• En été, il fait chaud et humide à Toronto. In summer it's hot and humid in Toronto.
• Est-ce que tu fais du bénévolat au centre communautaire ? Do you volunteer at the community centre?
• Ce matin il fait beau, on va marcher jusqu'au bureau. It's nice out this morning, we'll walk to the office.
• Je fais mes devoirs de français chaque soir. I do my French homework every evening.
• Les enfants font leurs devoirs après le souper. The kids do their homework after dinner.
• Vous faites souvent la cuisine indienne à la maison ? Do you often cook Indian food at home?
• Nous faisons le ménage ensemble le dimanche. We do the housework together on Sundays.
• Il fait déjà nuit à cinq heures en hiver. It's already dark at five in winter.
• On fait la file à l'arrêt d'autobus sous la pluie. We're lining up at the bus stop in the rain.
• Tu fais attention en traversant, la rue est glissante. Be careful crossing, the street is slippery.
• Je fais une demande de permis de conduire cette semaine. I'm applying for a driver's licence this week.
• Mes amis font une fête pour la fin des examens. My friends are throwing a party for the end of exams.

Three stems: vien- (singular), ven- (nous/vous), vienn- (ils/elles, doubled n). With de / du / des it says where someone is from.

• Je viens du Canada, mais mes parents viennent de l'Inde. I'm from Canada, but my parents are from India.
• Tu viens au cours de français avec moi demain ? Are you coming to French class with me tomorrow?
• Ils viennent souvent chez nous le dimanche. They often come to our place on Sundays.
• Elle vient de Vancouver, mais elle habite à Ottawa. She's from Vancouver, but she lives in Ottawa.
• Nous venons te chercher à la gare à midi. We're coming to pick you up at the station at noon.
• Vous venez à la réunion d'équipe ce matin ? Are you coming to the team meeting this morning?
• Mon voisin vient du Maroc et parle très bien français. My neighbour is from Morocco and speaks French very well.
• Je viens au bureau à pied quand il fait beau. I come to the office on foot when the weather's nice.
• Est-ce que tes amis viennent à la fête samedi ? Are your friends coming to the party on Saturday?
• On vient d'un petit village près de Chandigarh. We're from a small village near Chandigarh.
• Nous venons de la même ville en Inde. We're from the same city in India.
• Tu viens d'où exactement au Canada ? Where exactly in Canada are you from?

Put venir de in front of a plain infinitive and you say what just happened — a whole recent past with no new tense. The second verb stays in its naming form.

• Je viens de finir mon travail pour aujourd'hui. I've just finished my work for today.
• On vient de recevoir la réponse de l'immigration. We've just gotten the answer from immigration.
• Tu viens de rater l'autobus de huit heures ? Did you just miss the eight o'clock bus?
• Elle vient de commencer un nouveau travail au centre-ville. She's just started a new job downtown.
• Nous venons de signer le bail de notre appartement. We've just signed the lease on our apartment.
• Je viens de prendre le métro pour rentrer à la maison. I just took the metro to get home.
• Vous venez d'arriver au Canada, c'est ça ? You've just arrived in Canada, is that right?
• Mes collègues viennent de partir en pause. My coworkers have just left for their break.
• On vient de manger, on n'a plus faim. We just ate, we're not hungry anymore.
• Je viens de réussir mon examen de TEF, quel soulagement ! I've just passed my TEF exam, what a relief!
• Tu viens de payer le loyer pour ce mois-ci ? Did you just pay the rent for this month?
• Ils viennent de déménager dans le quartier. They've just moved into the neighbourhood.
• Elle vient de finir ses cours de francisation. She's just finished her French integration classes.
• Nous venons d'ouvrir un compte bancaire ensemble. We've just opened a bank account together.
• Je viens de rentrer du travail, laisse-moi souffler un peu. I've just got home from work, let me catch my breath.

Looks like a regular -RE verb but isn't: the plural drops the d (pren-) and ils/elles doubles the n (prennent).

• Je prends le métro pour aller au travail. I take the metro to get to work.
• Nous prenons un café avant le cours de français. We have a coffee before French class.
• Ils prennent toujours le même autobus le matin. They always take the same bus in the morning.
• On prend le train de nuit pour aller à Québec. We're taking the night train to go to Quebec City.
• Tu prends quoi comme boisson au restaurant ? What are you having to drink at the restaurant?
• Vous prenez une décision importante cette semaine. You're making an important decision this week.
• Je prends un thé et un croissant chaque matin. I have a tea and a croissant every morning.
• Nous prenons le temps de bien remplir le formulaire. We take our time to fill in the form properly.
• Elle prend rendez-vous chez le médecin en ligne. She's booking a doctor's appointment online.
• On prend l'ascenseur ou l'escalier ? Are we taking the elevator or the stairs?
• Les touristes prennent beaucoup de photos au Vieux-Port. The tourists take lots of photos at the Old Port.
• Tu prends tes médicaments avant le déjeuner ? Do you take your medication before lunch?
• Je prends un taxi quand il fait trop froid. I take a taxi when it's too cold.
• Vous prenez le petit-déjeuner à quelle heure ? What time do you have breakfast?
• Ils prennent une pause de quinze minutes vers dix heures. They take a fifteen-minute break around ten o'clock.

These conjugate exactly like their parent verb: apprendre and comprendre follow prendre; revenir, devenir, tenir and obtenir follow venir.

• Nous apprenons le français pour l'immigration. We're learning French for immigration.
• Est-ce que vous comprenez la question ? Do you understand the question?
• Ils reviennent de vacances lundi prochain. They're coming back from vacation next Monday.
• J'apprends à conduire dans la neige cet hiver. I'm learning to drive in the snow this winter.
• Tu comprends l'accent québécois maintenant ? Do you understand the Quebec accent now?
• Elle devient plus à l'aise à l'oral chaque semaine. She's getting more comfortable speaking every week.
• Nous obtenons enfin notre résidence permanente. We're finally getting our permanent residence.
• Les enfants apprennent vite avec leurs amis à l'école. The kids learn quickly with their friends at school.
• Je reviens tout de suite, attends-moi ici. I'll be right back, wait for me here.
• On ne comprend pas encore toutes les blagues en français. We don't understand all the jokes in French yet.
• Vous devenez vraiment bons en français, bravo ! You're getting really good at French, well done!
• Tu reviens du travail à quelle heure d'habitude ? What time do you usually come back from work?
• Il obtient son permis de conduire la semaine prochaine. He's getting his driver's licence next week.
• Nous apprenons aussi un peu d'anglais au travail. We're also learning a bit of English at work.
• Mes parents deviennent citoyens canadiens cette année. My parents are becoming Canadian citizens this year.

Real speech blends these verbs in a single breath. Here they're combined the way you'll actually use them — telling a small story about your day, your plans, or what just happened.

• Je finis mon quart, puis je prends le métro et je vais chercher les enfants. I finish my shift, then I take the metro and go pick up the kids.
• On vient de finir le souper et on va faire la vaisselle. We've just finished dinner and we're going to do the dishes.
• Il fait froid dehors, alors on prend l'autobus au lieu de marcher. It's cold outside, so we're taking the bus instead of walking.
• Tu viens de rentrer et tu pars déjà ? You've just got home and you're leaving already?
• Nous apprenons le français, donc nous comprenons de mieux en mieux les annonces dans le métro. We're learning French, so we understand the metro announcements better and better.
• Elle choisit une recette, fait les courses et prépare le repas. She picks a recipe, does the shopping and prepares the meal.
• Je viens de recevoir mon horaire : je finis tard toute la semaine. I've just gotten my schedule: I finish late all week.
• On va à la banque parce qu'on vend notre voiture demain. We're going to the bank because we're selling our car tomorrow.
• Les enfants dorment, alors je finis mes devoirs de français tranquillement. The kids are asleep, so I finish my French homework in peace.
• Tu viens du travail, tu prends une douche et tu vas te reposer. You come home from work, take a shower and go rest.
• Nous attendons le bus, mais il fait tellement froid qu'on va appeler un taxi. We're waiting for the bus, but it's so cold we're going to call a taxi.
• Il vient de finir son cours et il va commencer son quart de nuit. He's just finished his class and he's going to start his night shift.
• Je réfléchis, je prends ma décision et je réponds au propriétaire ce soir. I think it over, make my decision and answer the landlord tonight.
• On sort tôt parce qu'on va visiter deux appartements ce matin. We're leaving early because we're going to view two apartments this morning.
• Vous venez de déménager, donc vous apprenez encore le chemin du travail. You've just moved, so you're still learning the way to work.
• Elle part à cinq heures, prend le train et revient le soir vers vingt heures. She leaves at five, takes the train and comes back in the evening around eight.
• Aujourd'hui il fait beau, alors on va marcher et prendre un café en terrasse. It's nice out today, so we're going to walk and grab a coffee on a patio.
• Je viens de finir l'examen et je vais t'appeler pour tout te raconter. I've just finished the exam and I'm going to call you to tell you all about it.
• Nous choisissons un quartier, puis nous allons visiter et enfin nous prenons une décision. We choose a neighbourhood, then we go visit and finally we make a decision.
• Ils viennent souvent nous voir, mais ce week-end ils vont rester chez eux. They often come to see us, but this weekend they're going to stay home.

• • Tally: this Examples tab holds 178 full French example sentences — grouped into 11 labelled sets (finir family 18 · vendre family 18 · partir family 15 · aller movement 15 · aller + infinitive 15 · faire & ;
  • weather 18 · venir & ; origin 12 · venir de + infinitive 15 · prendre 15 · close relatives 15 · mixed everyday 20).
• Every line is a real Canada-life or TEF-relevant sentence with a one-click English gloss.

Each slip below comes from a habit in your first language — completely natural, and worth noticing once so you can catch it before the exam. Verb endings are especially exposed, because Hindi and Punjabi build verbs very differently from French.

• These are the verb slips that cost the most marks, sorted by type.
• Read the wrong version, then the fix, then the why — then practise the same pattern live in the Drills tab.
• Sections A, C and F below deserve extra attention: the two -IR families, prendre's plural, and the plain-infinitive rule are the three things graders notice first, and all three come back in the deep-dive at the end.

A · Adding -iss- to the wrong -IR family (partir/dormir/sortir have no -iss-)

B · Confusing the two -IR families the OTHER way (finir DOES need -iss-)

C · Putting an ending on the -RE il/elle form (it takes nothing)

D · Conjugating prendre like a regular -RE verb

E · Wrong venir stem (single n, or wrong stem in the plural)

F · faire and dire irregulars (vous faites / ils font, not faisez / faisent)

G · Conjugating the second verb after aller / venir de (keep the infinitive)

H · Treating aller like a regular -ER verb

I · Mixing near future and recent past (wrong direction in time)

J · Forgetting faire in weather & set expressions

• In the speaking exam nobody waits while you work out "is it il finit or il part? is it nous prenons or prendons?" — the form only earns points when it comes out whole and fast, glued to the subject.
• So do everything here out loud: say the line, change one thing, say it again.
• Your target is a mouth that reaches for the right ending on its own — the -iss- for the finir family, the silent -d for the vendre family, and the memorised shapes vais, fais, viens, prends.
• Two of these verbs are shortcuts worth drilling hardest: aller + infinitive for your plans and venir de + infinitive for what just happened.
• Tap 🌐 EN up top for translations.

• A conjugation ladder is just one verb said all the way down through the six subjects — je, tu, il, nous, vous, ils — one after another, out loud, like climbing rungs.
• The point is muscle memory: when the ending changes on its own as you go down, the form is yours.
• On this page the stem (the part that stays put) is navy and the ending (the part that changes for each person) is red.

• Cover the right column. Read the English cue on the left and say the full French answer out loud immediately — a whole sentence with the verb already conjugated, not just a verb on its own.
• Then uncover and compare. Why it helps: the examiner asks about your plans or your day and you must answer straight away, with vais / viens de / prends / fais already in place.

• This is the everyday exam scene: you talk about your day for about a minute, moving between what you just did, what you do, and what you're going to do.
• It stitches together the whole chapter — venir de + infinitive for the recent past, plain conjugated verbs for your routine, faire and prendre for activities and transport, and aller + infinitive for your plans.
• Do it out loud, then tap the button to compare with a full sample.

Same idea, smaller. Say your answer out loud first, then tap Show a sample response to compare. Keep every verb glued to its subject and every second verb (after aller / venir de) in the plain infinitive.

• Writing is the one place you can slow down and check your work.

• So build up in safe steps:

  • one correct sentence conjugating a regular -IR or -RE verb
  • a short "what I'm going to do this week" paragraph with aller + infinitive
  • a "what I just did today" paragraph with venir de + infinitive
  • a mixed paragraph pulling faire, prendre, aller and venir together
• Short and correct beats long and broken — a stray ending on il vend, a wrong -iss- on ils partent, or a conjugated verb where an infinitive belongs costs more than a plain, safe sentence ever will.
• On this page the stem is navy and the ending is red.
• Tap 🌐 EN up top for translations.

• Rapid-fire conjugation practice, one family at a time — regular -IR (finir), regular -RE (vendre), the irregular -IR group (partir), then aller, faire, venir and prendre, and finally the two power structures (near future and recent past).
• Both modes are here: 🟢 Pratique ("practice" — shows the answer and explanation right away) and ⏱️ Examen ("exam" — holds the answers back until you finish, like the real test). (Separate from the 50-question Quiz.)

• Take a correct sentence and change one thing without breaking it

  • turn the naming form (the infinitive, like "to finish") into the right conjugated form
  • switch a present-tense sentence into the near future (aller + infinitive) or the recent past (venir de + infinitive)
  • grow a singular verb into its plural (watching the stem change)
  • or rebuild an English sentence as natural French. 40 questions in 5 sets.
• Both modes are here: 🟢 Pratique ("practice" — shows the answer and explanation right away) and ⏱️ Examen ("exam" — holds the answers back until you finish, like the real test).

A 50-question mastery quiz covering all the verb families and structures in this chapter. The interactive quiz loads here in the next pass of this workflow.

• • Everything from this chapter on one screen.
  • The colours are the same ones you've used all along: stem (the part of the verb that stays put — what's left after you chop off the -ir or -re) and ending (the little piece that changes to match the subject).
• "Conjugate" just means changing that ending so it fits je, tu, il… "Infinitive" is the naming form — finir "to finish" — before any ending is added.

• Five stages, in order. Each stage is a different kind of work, and each one needs the one before it.
• Finish a stage before you open the next, and tick it when it is done.
• • A quick reminder of the words we keep using: to conjugate a verb means to change its ending so it matches the subject (I, you, he…) ;
  • the stem is the part left after you remove the -ir or -re ending ;
  • the infinitive is the naming form, like "to finish", before any ending is added.
• Your ticks are saved on this device, so you can close the page and come back.

• One honest rule: check a box only when it has been true for 3 days in a row.
• One good day can be luck — you might have just gotten lucky with an easy verb.
• Three days in a row means these verbs are really yours.
• Your checks are saved on this device, so you can close the page and come back any time.

• Learning a verb is not one jump — it is a ladder with 7 steps.
• Each step is a little harder than the one before it.
• For these verbs, that means moving from just recognising the right ending when you read one, all the way to catching yourself the moment a wrong ending — like an extra letter on the il / elle form of an -RE verb — slips out.
• Climb the steps in order. It is completely normal to sit on step 2 or 3 for a while.

Read each line out loud. If it is true — and has been true for 3 days — check it. If you hesitate, that's useful too: it tells you exactly which tab to visit next.