SUBJECT PRONOUNS (Les pronoms)
👉 These tell WHO is doing the action
French Meaning
Je I
Tu You (informal)
Il He
Elle She
Nous We
Vous You (formal/plural)
Ils/Elles They
👉 Easy Trick to Remember:
Je = Me
Tu = You (friend)
Vous = You (respect/teacher/many people)
VERB “ÊTRE” (TO BE)
👉 Used for:
Saying name
Describing yourself
Talking about identity
Pronom Être Meaning
Je Suis I am
Tu Es You are
Il Est He is
Elle Est She is
Nous Sommes We are
Vous Êtes You are
Ils/Elles Sont They are
✨ Examples:
Je suis Krishna - I am Krishna
Tu es élève - You are student
Elle est indienne - She is indian
VERB “AVOIR” (TO HAVE)
👉 Used for:
Age
Possession
Pronom Avoir Meaning
J’ ai I have
Tu as You have
Il a He has
Elle a She has
Nous avons We have
Vous avez You have
Ils/elles ont They have
✨ Examples:
J’ai 10 ans → I am 10 years old
Tu as un livre → You have a book
Elle a un stylo → She has a pen
👉 Special Note:
👉 “Je ai” becomes J’ai (shortcut in French)
🧠 Mini Practice
Fill in the blanks:
1. Je ___ étudiante (suis / ai)
2. Tu ___ 10 ans (es / as)
3. Elle ___ un livre (est / a)
4. Nous___un stylo (avons/sommes)
5. Ils___indiennes (ont/sont)
FRENCH ARTICLES (Un, Une, Le, La, Des)
👉 1. What are Articles?
👉 Articles are small words before nouns
👉 Like: a, an, the in English
“A / AN” in French (Indefinite Articles)
French Meaning
Un a (masculine)
Une a ( féminine)
Des Some (plural)
👉 Easy Rule:
Un = boy word
Une = girl word
✨ Examples:
Un livre → a book
Une trousse → a pencil case
Des livres → some books
“THE” in French (Definite Articles)
French Meaning
Le The (masculine)
La The (féminine)
Les The (plural)
✨ Examples:
Le livre → the book
La trousse → the pencil case
Les livres → the books
👉 Special Rule (VERY IMPORTANT)
👉 If the word starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
Le / La → becomes L’
✨ Examples:
L’école → the school
L’ami → the friend
🧠 Mini Practice
Fill in the blanks:
___ livre (un / une)
___ trousse (un / une)
___ école (le / la / l’)
___ livres (des / un)
REGULAR -ER VERB ENDINGS
Step 1: Remove “-ER”
Example:
Parler → parl (meaning:to talk)
Step 2: Add the endings
Pronom Ending Meaning
Je e Parle
Tu es Parles
Il/Elle e Parle
Nous ons Parlons
Vous ez Parlez
Ils/Elles ont Parlont
EASY MEMORY TRICK
e – es – e – ons – ez – ent
REGULAR -IR VERB ENDINGS
Step 1: Remove “-IR”
Example: Finir → Fin (Meaning:Finish)
Step 2: Add the endings
Pronom Ending Meaning
Je is Finis
Tu is Finis
Il/elle it Finit
Nous issons Finissons
Vous issez Finissez
Ils/Elles issent Finissent
EASY MEMORY TRICK
is-is-it-issons-issez-issent
REGULAR -RE VERB ENDINGS
Step 1: Remove “-RE”
Example: Entendre → Entend (to hear)
Step 2: Add the endings
Pronom Ending Meaning
Je s Entends
Tu s Entends
Il/Elle Entend
Nous ons Entendons
Vous ez Entendez
Ils/Elles ent Entendent
EASY MEMORY TRICK
s-s-__-ons-ez-ent
HOMEWORK
Conjugate the verbs marked in class. Also conjugate the following regular verbs;
IR verbs;
a) Choisir(to choose)
b) Obéir (to obey)
c) Grandir (to grow)
RE verbs;
a) Vendre(to sell)
b) attendre (to attend)
c) Rendre (to return)