Lesson 1

What are first group's verbs ?

All the verbs ending with "-er".

There are two other groups ("-re", "-ir").

Some first group's verbs in the following text :

• se lever → to get up
• préparer → to prepare
• manger → to eat
• aller → to go
• marcher → to walk
• commencer → to start / to begin
• regarder → to look at / to watch
• planifier → to plan
• écouter → to listen
• noter → to note / to write down
• retrouver → to meet up with / to find again
• jouer → to play
• dîner → to have dinner
• partager → to share
• se coucher → to go to bed
• rêver → to dream

The Text :

⏱️0s Une journée bien remplie :

⏱️2s Chaque matin, je me lève tôt et je prépare rapidement le petit-déjeuner.

⏱️7s Ensuite, nous mangeons tous ensemble.

⏱️10s Puis, nous prenons nos affaires et nous partons pour la journée.

⏱️14s Les enfants vont à l’école et nous au travail.

⏱️17s Tu marches souvent plus vite que moi, mais tu m'attends toujours au coin de la rue.

⏱️21s Au travail, je commence par regarder mes e-mails.

⏱️25s Après, je planifie les tâches de la journée.

⏱️28s Ma secrétaire écoute attentivement et elle note toutes les informations importantes.

⏱️33s Après une longue journée, je retrouve ma famille.

⏱️37s Les enfants jouent dans le jardin.

⏱️39s Puis, nous dînons ensemble et nous partageons des histoires amusantes.

⏱️44s Ensuite, je regarde une série.

⏱️46s Finalement, nous nous couchons et nous rêvons déjà à une nouvelle journée qui commence.

FAQ :

In French, "tu marches" and "tu m'attends" are both in the present tense and both use the subject pronoun "tu", meaning you (informal, singular). However, they are conjugated differently because they come from different verb groups and have different endings in their infinitive forms.

Key Rule

Do not worry about "-re" verbs, "-ir" verbs, and exception verbs for the moment.

Les't focus on "-er" verbs.

In French, the pronunciation of "ent" depends on whether it appears in a verb or another type of word.

Silent "ent" in Verbs

The "-ent" at the end of verb is silent.

Pronounced "ent" in Other Words

"Finalement" is not a verb.

In "finalement", "-ment" is a common suffix used to form adverbs, and in this case, "ent" is pronounced.

Key Rule

When "-ent" is the ending of a verb it is generaly silent.

When "-ent" appears in an other words, it is pronounced.

The only way : learning !

But, at first, not knowing whether a word is masculine or feminine is not the most important thing. It doesn’t prevent you from being understood. Native speakers will still understand what you mean, even if you make mistakes with gender.

Key Rule

This will come naturally over time as you listen to more French.

Listen to French every day. Even while doing something else. Even if you're not focused on what you're hearing. Even if you don't understand what you're listening to. There are many podcasts that offer content in French.

At first, mastering French accents is not essential. You don’t need to worry too much about them in the beginning.

The most important accents to focus on are é and è because they change the pronunciation of the letter "e".

Key Rule

Do your best to focus on "é" and "è". Identify there pronunciation.

This will come naturally over time as you listen to more French.

Listen to French every day. Even while doing something else. Even if you're not focused on what you're hearing. Even if you don't understand what you're listening to. There are many podcasts that offer content in French.

A Busy Day

Every morning, I wake up early and quickly prepare breakfast.

Then, we all eat together.

After that, we gather our things and leave for the day.

The children go to school, and we go to work.

You often walk faster than me, but you always wait for me at the street corner.

At work, I start by checking my emails.

Then, I plan the day's tasks.

My secretary listens carefully and takes note of all the important information.

After a long day, I reunite with my family.

The children play in the garden.

Then, we have dinner together and share funny stories.

After that, I watch a series.

Finally, we go to bed and already dream of a new day beginning.

• Je (I) → -e 1️⃣
• Tu (you) → -es 1️⃣
• Il / Elle / [On] (it/he/she/[we]) → -e 1️⃣
• Nous (we) → -ons
• Vous (you) → -ez
• Ils / Elles (they) → -ent 1️⃣2️⃣

Exemple avec "parler" → To speak

• je parle 1️⃣
• tu parles 1️⃣
• il parle 1️⃣
• nous parlons
• vous parlez
• ils parlent 1️⃣2️⃣

1️⃣ Same pronounciation. 2️⃣ We do not pronounce "ent".

FAQ :

There is only 3 different ways to pronounce.

Practice in daily life. You are walking, say in your mind "Je marche". You are eating, say in your mind "Je mange"...

Pronounce : Wrong, Song, Long, Strong, Belong.

The French "on" is a very versatile pronoun that doesn’t have a direct equivalent in English. It is used in different ways depending on the context.

In spoken French, "on" is often used instead of "nous" (we). This is very common in everyday conversations.

Example : "On mange" = "nous mangeons".

Even though "on" is grammatically singular, it often refers to multiple people (like "we" or "people").

With "on", verbs are always conjugated in the third-person singular (il/elle form).

Nouns

• jour / journée → day
• matin → morning
• petit-déjeuner → breakfast
• affaires → things / belongings
• enfants → children
• école → school
• travail → work / job
• rue → street
• e-mails → emails
• tâches → tasks
• secrétaire → secretary
• informations → information
• famille → family
• jardin → garden / yard
• dîner → dinner
• histoires → stories
• série → series / TV show
• rêves → dreams

Adjectives

• bien → well
• remplie → filled / busy
• rapide → quick / fast
• long / longue → long
• amusant / amusantes → funny / amusing
• nouvelle → new

Adverbs

• rapidement → quickly
• souvent → often
• toujours → always
• attentivement → attentively
• déjà → already
• finallement → at last

Prepositions and Conjunctions

• chaque → each / every
• ensuite → then / next
• puis → then
• tandis que → while
• après → after
• au coin de → at the corner of
• avec → with