French Verb Baskets (Present)
Practice French present-tense conjugation by sorting verb forms into the correct pronoun baskets. Drag each fish to the basket where its conjugated form belongs.
Each new game randomly selects verb combinations from 50 essential French verbs, so you can keep practicing with a different mix of conjugations again and again.
French Present Tense — Présent de l’indicatif
French verbs change their endings according to who performs the action. Many regular verbs follow patterns based on their infinitive ending: -er (parler), -ir (finir), and -re (attendre). Remove the infinitive ending and add the ending for the subject pronoun.
| Pronoun | parler (-er) | finir (-ir) | attendre (-re) |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | parle | finis | attends |
| tu | parles | finis | attends |
| il / elle / on | parle | finit | attend |
| nous | parlons | finissons | attendons |
| vous | parlez | finissez | attendez |
| ils / elles | parlent | finissent | attendent |
Example: parler → parl- + -ons = nous parlons (we speak). Notice that je, tu, and il/elle/on may have different written endings even when they sound alike. Not all -ir verbs follow the finir pattern.
Some Common Irregular Verbs
Many everyday French verbs have special stems or endings in the present tense. These six important verbs do not all follow the regular patterns:
| Pronoun | être | avoir | aller | faire | venir | pouvoir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | suis | ai | vais | fais | viens | peux |
| tu | es | as | vas | fais | viens | peux |
| il / elle / on | est | a | va | fait | vient | peut |
| nous | sommes | avons | allons | faisons | venons | pouvons |
| vous | êtes | avez | allez | faites | venez | pouvez |
| ils / elles | sont | ont | vont | font | viennent | peuvent |
Notice: être, avoir, and aller have highly irregular forms; faire, venir, and pouvoir also change their stems or endings.
Remember: je becomes j’ before a vowel or silent h (for example, j’ai). On uses the same verb form as il/elle. This game includes both regular and irregular verbs.