Conjugation – conjugaison
Let's Define It!
What's *conjugation*?
To best understand the word conjugation (conjugaison in French), it'll be best to explain what to conjugate (conjuguer) is or does.
Simply put, conjugating a verb is to use it with a subject while at the same time giving it a particular form/ending based on the subject's person, gender, number anad also based on the verb tense.
For example, je parle, tu parles, il parle, nous parlons, and so on represent the conjugation forms for the verb parler in the present of the indicative.
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Let's Pronounce It!
What does it sound like in French?
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Let's Have an Example or Two!
Can a little reinforcement do the trick?
Here is the conjugation of the verb parler in the imperfect (imparfait) tense.
- je parlais
- tu parlais
- il/elle parlait
- nous parlions
- vous parliez
- ils/elles parlaient
Here's the same verb in the future simple:
- je parlerai
- tu parleras
- il/elle parlera
- nous parlerons
- vous parlerez
- ils/elles parleront
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