GCSE French

The Present Tense

When to use it: To talk about what is happening at the moment or now, what happens usually or normally.

How to form it: Many French verbs are regular -er verbs. The infinitive ends in -er. e.g. jouer, regarder, écouter, arriver.

These verbs are regular because the ending of the word follows a pattern according to who or what is doing the action:

regarder = to watch
je regarde = I watch
tu regardes = you watch
il regarde = he watches
elle regarde = she watches
on regarde = one watches
nous regardons = we watch
vous regardez = you watch
ils regardent = they watch
elles regardent = they watch

As you probably know, there are other types of verb ...

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