Week 4, Day 5: More Vocabulary and the 2nd Group Verbs Copy Copy
It is the twentieth day and congratulations are in order! You have survived an entire month of learning French. Hooray! By now, you have already created a learning habit which will make it easier for you to continue learning French.
For the twentieth lesson, we will learn more vocabulary words to help elevate the levels of your conversation in French. Today, you will learn how to give your opinion on certain topics - a movie, for example - and share your thoughts about it, whether positive, negative, or neutral.
Here's a sample conversation to begin the lesson:
As promised in lesson eighteen, here are more vocabulary words you can use to describe a movie. They are divided into three groups: positive, negative, and neutral.
Positive
Speaking Practice 1
Negative
Speaking Practice 2
Neutral
Second Group of Verbs
Now we will learn about the second group of regular verbs.
• Verbs in the second group end with “- ir ” (example: Fin ir) . However, not all verbs ending with “-ir” automatically belong to this group .
For instance, a verb like “depart” (to leave) is not from the second group - it is from the third group (irregular verbs category). Why? If you conjugate the verb with nous or vous, the ending will not be “issons / issez,” unlike verbs of the second group. (We end issons ). To sum up, only verbs ending in “ir” and conjugated “nous fin ssons ” are from the second group.
How do we conjugate the verb?
• In the present tense, the rule is quite similar to that of the first group of verbs. The “-ir” is removed and the suitable suffix will be added depending on the pronoun, which precedes the verb.
Let's look at the verb finir (to finish in English)
Note that the suffix is in bold letters. The suffixes here apply to all verbs in second group.
Listen to Week 4 Day 5 Track 5
Verb (infinitive) | Verb – ir (radical) | Pronoun | Verb in present tense |
---|---|---|---|
Finir | fin | Je | finis |
Finir | fin | Tu | finis |
Finir | fin | Il | finit |
Finir | fin | Elle | finit |
Finir | fin | Nous | finissons |
Finir | fin | Vous | finissez |
Finir | fin | Ils | finissent |
Finir | fin | Elles | finissent |
Now, listen to this dialogue:
Speaking Practice 3
A Quick Recap of this Lesson
Ready to have French conversations?
Choose from the vocabulary listed in this lesson to express your opinion about a certain topic or about a movie in particular. Useful adjectives were listed from positive to neutral to negative, so you can properly say what is on your mind. Have fun conversing in French!
2nd Group Verbs
Now, about the second group of French regular verbs:
Sharpen Your Knowledge with Exercises
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions.
Responses