1. Français I – Leçon 4B Structures
-verbs prendre and boire
-partitives
-regular –ir verbs

2. Prendre = to take, to have (This verb is irregular
Prendre = to take, to have (This verb is irregular. It does not follow a pattern and you will have to memorize each word.)
je prends nous prenons tu prends vous prenez il prend ils prennent elle prend elles prennent on prend
Negative: Je ne prends pas…

3. There are other verbs that follow the same pattern as prendre.
Apprendre (to learn) J’apprends Tu apprends Il/elle/on apprend Nous apprenons Vous apprenez Ils/elles apprennent
Comprendre (to understand) Je comprends Tu comprends Il/elle/on comprend Nous comprenons Vous comprenez Ils/elles comprennent

4. Boire = to drink (This verb is irregular)
Je bois Nous buvons Tu bois Vous buvez Il boit ils boivent Elle boit elles boivent On boit
Negative: Nous ne buvons pas de Coca.

5. Partitives – In French, partitive articles are used to express some or any.
To form the partitive, use the preposition de followed by a definite article. (Sometimes a contraction will form which will change the word slightly.)
Je bois du thé chaud.
Elle prend de l’eau?
I drink (some) hot tea.
Is she having (some) water?

6. The following are contractions for the partitive de:
de + le = du
de + la = de la
de + l’ = de l’
de + les = des

7. Tu prends de la soupe tous les jours. Tu prends une banane, aussi.
Partitive articles are only used with non-count nouns (nouns whose quantity cannot be expressed by a number).
Tu prends de la soupe tous les jours. Tu prends une banane, aussi.
You have (some) soup every day.
You have a banana, too.

8. To give a negative response to a question asked using the partitive structure, always use ne…pas de.
Est-ce qu’il a du lait?
Does he have any milk?
Non, il n’a pas de lait.
No, he doesn’t have any milk.

9. Regular –ir verbs
Like regular –er verbs, there are several verbs that end in “–ir” that follow a pattern.
You have to take off the “-ir” on the infinitive and put the new ending on to conjugate the verb.
(**Note: Not ALL verbs that end in –ir are automatically “regular –ir verbs”…like avoir, for example.)

10. Finir = to finish (Regular –ir verb) Je finis Nous finissons Tu finis
Vous finissez
Il finit
Ils finissent
Elle finit
Elles finissent
On finit
Negative: Nous ne finissons pas la pizza.

11. Other regular –ir verbs will be conjugated the same way
Other regular –ir verbs will be conjugated the same way. (Remove the –ir and add the new ending. )
Choisir = to choose
Je choisis
Nous choisissons
Tu choisis
Vous choisissez
Il choisit
Ils choisissent
Elle choisit
Elles choisissent
On choisit

12. Here are some other regular –ir verbs
finir
choisir
grandir

13. grossir
maigrir
obéir

14. réagir
réfléchir (à)
réussir (à)

15. rougir
vieillir