French Tenses French regular verbs in the Present Tense 3.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? FrenchGrammar and vocabularyGCSEAll boards Created by: katherine DamanCreated on: 03-04-11 15:36 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 1 of 4 -ER VERBS je regrade - i watch tu regardes- you (sg) watch it/elle/on regarde- he/se/it watches nous regardons- we watch vous regardez- you (pl) watch ils/elles regardent- they watch 2 of 4 -IR VERBS Je finis - i finish tu finis - you (sg) finish il/elle/on finit - he/she/it finishes nous finissons - we finish vous finissez - you (pl) finish ils/elles finissent - they finish 3 of 4 -RE VERBS Je perds - i lose tu perds - you (sg) lose it/elle/on perd - he/she/it loses nous perdons - we lose vous perdez - you (pl) lose ils/elles perdent - they lose 4 of 4
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