We add la cédille ( ç) for all subjects with -ai. Most notably: Manger (= to eat) → Nous mangeons (= we eat) → In l’imparfait: Je mangeais Nous mangions Tu mangeais Vous mangiez Elle mangeait Elles mangeaient Verbs in -ger add an -e before the endings of l’imparfait, with all subjects except “ nous” and “ vous.” Basically, we don’t want to hear the hard “ g” sound that would appear with “ g + ais.” So we turn it into “- geais” Est-ce que vous (savoir) parler français? | Savoir is irregular in the présent.|2 nd person plural: We take the present form of the 1 st person plural, remove the ending ons, and add iez.Fortunately, there aren’t many second-group verbs in everyday French ( grandir, nourrir = to feed…) – most verbs in -irare 3rd-group (like courir = to run, dormir = to sleep…) Unfortunately, there’s no real shortcut you have to learn the group of each verb in -ir you see.ī) Tweaks in first-group verbs, for pronunciation reasons. Est-ce que tu (faire) du sport régulièrement? | Faire is irregular in the présent.|2 nd person singular: We take the present form of the 1 st person plural, remove the ending ons, and add ais.|nous faisons → tu fais ais.|3 rd person plural: We take the present form of the 1 st person plural, remove the ending ons, and add aient. Pendant leur enfance, ils (aimer) les bonbons.| Boire is irregular in the présent.|1 st person plural: We take the present form of the 1 st person plural, remove the ending ons, and add ions.|nous buvons → nous buv ions En Afrique nous (boire) beaucoup d’eau.| Être is irregular in the présent.|See the list of irregular verbs. | Avoir is irregular in the présent.|1 st person singular: We take the present form of the 1 st person plural, remove the ending ons, and add ais.|nous avons → j’av ais | Lire is irregular in the présent.|3 rd person plural: We take the present form of the 1 st person plural, remove the ending ons, and add aient.|nous lisons → ils lis aient Ils (lire) tous les matins les journaux. | Prendre is irregular in the présent.|3 rd person singular: We take the present form of the 1 st person plural, remove the ending ons, and add ait.|nous prenons → elle pren ait
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