FREN 3570 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Infinitive
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In english, there are three ways of expressing the present tense: i eat, i am eating, i do eat. Although there is one single phrase that can mean more than one thing, you must memorize the different forms of the verbs when there is a new subject. When referring to a group of people of mixed gender, always refer to the. Ils form, unless it is a group of females, use the elles. Use the tu form with someone you would address by his/her first name: Use the third person when you are talking about people, but not addressing them directly. (il, elle, on, ils, elles). Take off the -er from the infinitive form and add the following stems: Take off the -ir from the infinitive form and add the following stems: Take off the -re from the infinitive form and add the following stems:
