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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The infinitive | Basic unconjugated form of the verb. They end in -er, -ir, -re. |
| Subject | Person that performs the action (I, you, he, they). |
| Conjugation | Listing of the six existing verb forms in a particular tense. (I, you, he/she/it, they we). |
| Stem | What is left when -er, -ir, -re is removed. |
| Verb ending | What is added to the stem during conjugation. It inidcates the subject tense and mood. |
| Tense | Past / Present / Future Simple, compound, auxiliary, past participle |
| Mood | "Manner". It shows how the speaker perceives what he or she is saying. There are 4 personal (indictive, subjunctive, imperitive, conditional) There are 2 impersonal (infinitive and past participle) |
| Elison | When a vowel is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe (Je -> J') |
| Subject Pronouns | Two ways to say you Two ways to say they No specific word for 'it', a thing is either masculine or feminine. 'On' is for one / they / people tu = familiar person Vous = polite or speaking to group of people |
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