BBC - Languages - Accents d'Europe

	BBC Homepage Languages French

»	Le Mensuel Browse reports by Topic focus Language focus Bilan 2006 Bilan 2005 Bilan 2004 Crosswords Watch French TV
	Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend!

Le Mensuel/Language Focus

Language Focus

Tenses - Present

In this section - Listen to the report for examples of how the present tense is used.

The present tense is formed by adding endings to the stem of the verb. There are three patterns to follow for '-er','-ir' and '-re' verbs.

Choose a story from below

Le vin : une affaire de famille Wine in France, a family business	La pension : toujours en question Pension reforms	Les obsctacles du divorce Divorce in France
Les vacances de luxe L'hôtel de Crillon in Paris