TYPE 2 VERBS

> These verbs have 4 oral forms, they distinguish the singular from the plural by adding a consonant.

familiar form : Écris! Write!
polite form : Écrivez! Write!
inclusive form : Écrivons! : Let’s write!

For the singular the oral form of the familiar form is used: Écris!

J’ écris : I write / I am writing
Tu écris : You write / You are writing
Il, Elle écrit : He, she writes / He, she is writing

Note that t he written endings are different :

The ending is ‘-s’ for the personal pronouns je and tu and the ending ‘-t’ is used for the personal pronouns il & elle. However they are silent endings.

Plural forms :

Nous écrivons : We write / We are writing
Vous écrivez : You write / You are writing
Ils, elles écrivent : They write / They are writing

 

> Here are the TYPE 2 VERBS we’ve seen so far:

ADVERBES

Adverbs are modifiers, they modify the meaning of the verb; they do not change their spelling and somehow they are always placed right after the verb they modify.

> Listen & Learn!

rarement (rarely)
bien (well)
ici (here)
beaucoup (a lot)
trop (too much)
vite (fast/quickly)
parfois (sometimes)
mal (badly)
là (there)
peu (a little)
trop peu (too little)
lentement (slowly)
souvent (often)
ensemble (together)
là-bas (over there)
tout (everything)
très (very)
tout de suite (right away)

> Listen to the following sentences and translate them orally:

1. Elles sortent souvent. They (f) often go out
2. Vous répondez bien. You answer well.
3. Nous lisons beaucoup. We read a lot.
4. Tu écris mal. You write badly.
5. Je lis beaucoup. I read a lot.
6. Nous sortons ensemble. We go out together.
7. Tu ne sors pas souvent! You don’t go out often!

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