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French Tutorial: Irregular Verbs pt. 2

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\({\bf{Irregular~re~Verbs~Like~Mettre:}}\) (to put/place. can be used literally, or idiomatically in expressions like "put on hold" or "put in perspective" Conjugation: je mets tu mets il/elle/on met nous mettons vous mettez ils/elles mettent Veuillez mettre votre sac dans le compartiment supérieur. (Please put your bag in the upper compartment.) Verbs like mettre are conjugated similarly. ex: permettre (to permit), promettre (to promise, and remettre (to postpone) Battre (to hit, or to win) is another irregular verb that follows a similar pattern. Conjugation: je bats tu bats il/elle/on bat nous battons vous battez ils/elles battent ex: Je peux battre le sac de boxe cent fois en une minute. (I can hit the punching bag one hundred times in one minute)

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\({\bf{Irregular~ir~Verbs~Like~Pouvoir~and~Vouloir:}}\) pouvoir (to be able to) vouloir (to want) Conjugations je peux tu peux il/elle/on peut nous pouvons vous pouvez il/elle/on peuvent Je peux être là dans une heure. (I can be there in an hour.) note: for the formal expression "May I...", the first-person conjugation of peux is puis Puis-je utiliser la salle de bain? (May I use the bathroom?) Conjugations je veux tu veux il/elle/on veut nous voulons vous voulez il/elle/on veulent ex: Veux-tu sortir avec moi? (Would you like to go out with me?) Additionally, vouloir can be used... - to be willing/happy to do something (vouloir bien) ex: Nous voulons bien assister. (We would be happy to assist.) - to mean (vouloir dire) ex: Que veur dire « selfie »? (What does "selfie" mean?) C'est une photographie de soi. (It is a photograph of oneself.)

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\({\bf{Irregular~ir~Verbs~Like~Devoir:}}\) devoir: to have/must (used to express obligations/duties) Conjugations: je dois tu dois il/elle/on doit nous devons vous devez ils/elles doivent Les gens doivent cesser d'utiliser QC comme site de rencontres. (People need to stop using QC as a dating site.) Other uses: - to express speculation (devoir + infinitive) ex: Ils ne doivent pas réussir à l'école. (They must not be doing well in school.) - to express that someone owes something (devoir + noun) ex: Je ne dois rien à ces gens. (I don't owe these people anything.)

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\({\bf{Irregular~ir~Verbs~Like~Recevoir:}}\) (to receive, or to host guests) note the spelling change to a c cedilla. Conjugations je reçois tu reçois il/elle/on reçoit nous recevons vous recevez ils/elles reçoivent examples: Pourquoi les gens odieux reçoivent-ils autant d'attention? (Why do obnoxious people receive so much attention?) Nous recevons ce soir. (We are having guests tonight.) Verbs similar to recevoir are conjugated similarly. ex: apercevoir, décevoir

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\({\bf{References:}}\) Rochester, Myrna B. Easy French Step-by-Step, United States, McGraw-Hill Education, 2009, 145-152. https://francais.lingolia.com/en/grammar/conjugator for verb conjugations CollinsDictionary for French and English translations Forvo (https://forvo.com/), a French pronunciation database with samples from native French speakers

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