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The present tense and depuisRegular verbs in the present tense – formation

The present tense describes what's happening now. Depuis is used with the present tense to say how long something has been happening. Learn how to form sentences using the present tense.

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Regular verbs in the present tense – formation

To conjugate a regular verb in the present tense, we need to:

1. Take the ending off the verb infinitive:

  • parler → parl
  • choisir → chois
  • vendre → vend

This is called the stem.

2. Add the correct ending as shown in the table below:

EnglishSubject pronoun-er Verb:parler(to speak)-ir Verb:choisir(to choose)-re Verb:vendre(to sell)
Ijeparlechoisisvends
you (informal)tuparleschoisisvends
he/she/it (we)il/elle/onparlechoisitvend
wenousparlonschoisissonsvendons
you (formal, plural)vousparlezchoisissezvendez
theyils/ellesparlentchoisissentvendent
EnglishI
Subject pronounje
-er Verb:parler(to speak)parle
-ir Verb:choisir(to choose)choisis
-re Verb:vendre(to sell)vends
Englishyou (informal)
Subject pronountu
-er Verb:parler(to speak)parles
-ir Verb:choisir(to choose)choisis
-re Verb:vendre(to sell)vends
Englishhe/she/it (we)
Subject pronounil/elle/on
-er Verb:parler(to speak)parle
-ir Verb:choisir(to choose)choisit
-re Verb:vendre(to sell)vend
Englishwe
Subject pronounnous
-er Verb:parler(to speak)parlons
-ir Verb:choisir(to choose)choisissons
-re Verb:vendre(to sell)vendons
Englishyou (formal, plural)
Subject pronounvous
-er Verb:parler(to speak)parlez
-ir Verb:choisir(to choose)choisissez
-re Verb:vendre(to sell)vendez
Englishthey
Subject pronounils/elles
-er Verb:parler(to speak)parlent
-ir Verb:choisir(to choose)choisissent
-re Verb:vendre(to sell)vendent
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