Verb Structures

1. Concepts in Grammar

1.1. Concepts Essential to Students in French I

1.1.1. The infinitive and conjugation; inflection

1.1.2. Attributes of verbs

1.1.2.1. modality/mood

1.1.2.2. tense

1.1.2.3. agreement

1.2. Concepts Incidental to Students in French I

1.2.1. Defining, identifying, and categorizing verbs

1.2.1.1. linking and action

1.2.1.2. transitive and intransitive

1.2.1.3. voice: active and passive

1.2.1.4. reflexive verbs

2. The indicative

2.1. Present tense of (regular) -er verbs

2.2. Present tense of (regular) -ir verbs

2.3. Present tense of (regular) -re verbs

2.4. Present tense of highest frequency irregular verbs

2.4.1. aller

2.4.2. être

2.4.3. avoir

2.4.4. faire

2.5. The immediate future (aller + infinitive)

2.6. Conjugated verbs followed by infinitives

2.7. Present tense of irregular verbs

2.7.1. Group 1

2.7.1.1. voir

2.7.1.2. recevoir

2.7.1.3. prendre

2.7.2. Group 2

2.7.2.1. pouvoir

2.7.2.2. vouloir

2.7.2.3. savoir

2.7.3. Group 3

2.7.3.1. dire

2.7.3.2. lire

2.7.3.3. ecrire

2.7.3.4. rire

2.7.4. Group 4

2.7.4.1. ouvrir

2.7.4.2. sortir

2.7.4.3. partir

2.7.4.4. venir

2.7.4.5. mettre

3. The imperative

3.1. Regular verbs

3.2. Irregular verbs