Note: The only verb that has an irregular stem (one not derived from the nous form of the present idicative) is être. The imperfect endings are added to ét___. Every other verb uses the nous form of the present indicative as its root.
G: Possesive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns replace possessive article + noun sets.
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Possesive Pronouns Les pronoms possesifs
mon copain ton copain son copain
notre copain votre copain leur copain
my friend
your friend his/her friend our friend
your friend their friend
le mien
le tien
le sien
le nôtre
le vôtre
le leur
mine
yours
his/hers
ours
yours
theirs
mes copains tes copains ses copains
nos copains vos copains leurs copains
my friends your friends his/her friends our friends your friends their friends les miens
les tiens
les siens
les nôtres
les vôtres
les leurs
mine
yours
his/hers
ours
yours
theirs
ma copine ta copine
sa copine
notre copine votre copine leurs copine
my friend
your friend his/her friend our friend
your friend their friend
la mienne
la tienne
la sienne
la nôtre
la vôtre
la leur
mine
yours
his/hers
ours
yours
theirs
mes copines tes copines ses copines
nos copines vos copines leurs copines
my friends your friends his/her friends our friends your friends their friends les miennes les tiennes les siennes
les nôtres
les vôtres
les leurs
mine
yours
his/hers
ours
yours
theirs
Vous avez votre voiture? - You have your car?
Oui, nous avons la nôtre. - Yes, we have ours.
À + a stress pronoun is used when the noun replaced is also the subject of the sentence. This usually occurs in sentences with être.
Elle est ta voiture? - Is that your car?
Oui, elle est à moi. - Yes, it is mine.
G: Stem Changing Verbs Review
-e x er Verbs
-e x er are regular -er verbs, but also are stem changing. The stem change applies to all forms except nous and vous. The stem change involves adding a grave accent ( ` ) over the e in the stem.
Tenses affected by this rule:
-é x er Verbs
Like -e x er verbs, the accent aigu above the e ( é ) changes to an accent grave ( è ).
Tenses affected by this rule:
-yer Verbs
-yer verbs are regular -er verbs. However, when y is part of the last syllable, it changes to i in order to keep the ay sound. In the present indicative of -yer verbs, this affects all forms except nous and vous.
Tenses affected by this rule:
appuyer
payer
Appeler
All forms except nous and vous have the l doubled.
