French GCSE
Verb conjugations
What Verb conjugations means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Forms such as 'il donne' and 'ils donnent', where the '-ent' ending is completely silent, and 'il chantait' and 'ils chantaient', which share the exact same pronunciation.
Many third-person singular and plural verbs sound identical in French, but some verb groups add a pronounced consonant sound in the plural.
To form the imperative for regular verbs, take the present tense form and drop the subject pronoun.
Topics that use Verb conjugations
- Using common patterns between French and English (AQA GCSE)
- Verbs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adjectival agreement
- Adjective agreement
- Advice and recommendations
- Articles and determiners
- Asking and answering questions
- Auxiliary verbs
- Complex sentences
- Conjunctions
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