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What is a verb? Check out this video Verbs in French can be a bit confusing initially, but with practise and help from a French Verb book, some patterns will emerge and students will gain understanding. Students can read __this introduction__ about verbs to get a general overview of French verbs. Two important verbs are être (to be) and avoir (to have). Students can discover the meanings of these verbs by playing these __games__, and by pracitising these  __activities__. Être (to be) —   être (to be)— au présent — je suis, tu es , il est , elle est , nous sommes , vous êtes , ils sont , elles sont Avoir (to have)— Avoir (to have)— au présent — j'ai, tu as, il/elle a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont   Expressions with avoir. Verbs fall under three groups (those ending in er, ir and re). Jouer (to play) — (Premier groupe)   jou er — au présent — je jou e, tu jou es , il/elle jou e , nous jou ons , vous jou ez , ils/elles jou ent   Expressions — jouer à = to play (a game or a sport); jouer de = to play (an instrument) Aimer (to like) —   aim er — au présent — j'aim e, tu aim es , il/elle aim e , nous aim ons , vous aim ez , ils/elles aim ent   Expressions — aimer à la folie = to love wildly IR verbs (2nd group)   Specific information about how to conjugate - __ir verbs.__ Not all verbs ending in -ir follow this pattern, however. Irregular -ir verbs include ouvrir, partir, sortir, and dormir. RE verbs (3rd group) Specific information about how to conjugate  __-re verbs__. Students will need to know the pattern for conjugating this group of verbs and will need to know how to conjugate entendre.Verbs such as   __prendre__   ,   __mettre__   , and   __suivre__    are irregular and will need to be looked at separately.     Aller is an important verb that is used in many   __expressions__. Verb Conjugators —  __Verb Conjugation__ made simple. __Online verb practise__