1. Le Présent J’adore le Français!

2. A current action JE CHANTE I am singing I am taking French: ________________ He is annoying me: _________________ She is swimming: __________________ We are failing French: _______________ You are passing French: _____________

3. A habitual or permanent fact JE CHANTE I sing Prof teaches French __________________________ I am awesome! ______________________________ It snows in the winter _________________________ I don’t play basketball _______________________ French is a language _________________________

4. Attitudes I LOVE FRENCH! J’adore le Français! She always wants to speak French. __________________ We love homework! ___________________________ You want more work? __________________________ They never do anything fun. ______________________ He never likes to speak English. ____________________

5. What you just did I JUST SPOKE FRENCH! Je viens de parler Français! I just woke up __________________________ We just met (each other) __________________ School just started ________________________ He just fed the dog _______________________ You just failed French class. ________________

6. Historical Facts We won the war in 1900 Nous gangons la guerre en 1900 The French conquered the Spanish in 2010. We elected the president in 2008 On July 14 th, the French won the revolution

7. General Advice/Proverbs PEOPLE USUALLY TAKE FRENCH D’habitude, on prend le Français That’s not said in France (se dire) It’s not my cup of tea One shouldn’t take Chinese One shouldn’t put their finger in their nose One should study French

8. Maintenant vous pouvez parler au présent!