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I hate French verbs...

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#1 · (Edited)
I have to learn 16 French verbs for a test Thursday... Some verbs are so strange.

Example:

Code:
Mourir

[left]imparfait:            [right]conditionnel/futur du passé:

je mourais                         je mourrais 
tu mourais                                  tu mourrais 
il; elle; on mourait                                  il; elle mourrait 
nous mourions                                nous mourrions 
vous mouriez                             vous mourriez 
ils; elles mouraient                          ils; elles mourraient [/right]
[/left]
 
#3 ·
I learn it very well. Im very good at French. My last mark for this was a 10. I find it very easy to learn this. So shut up, please.
 
#5 ·
Funny
 
#7 ·
thanks
 
#12 ·
I have to study for a French placement test for December 1 so that I can go to Paris with my school next summer. I haven't taken French in over a year and a half. I couldn't believe how much I'd forgotten. I was one of the best French students in high school and I was struggling with present tense. :eek: But doing the practice tests, it's slowly coming back to me so I hope I do... j'espere. :unsure:
 
#25 ·
You're right, it's strange to French people too.

But "je mourais", "je mourrais" is funny, cos a non sense. :lol:

appeler is also strange.

j'appelle
tu appelles
il appelle
nous appelons
vous appelez
ils appellent


when you hear "è" 2 "ll", when you hear "é", 1 "l".

And so many others not easy to teach to children. (i'm teacher)
 
#27 ·
But "je mourais", "je mourrais" is funny, cos a non sense.
why a non sense? :scratch:
for instance :
"je mourais d'envie d'aller aux toilettes"
"je mourrais si Gillou ne gagne pas le masters" haha.

I agree though, most French people can't write/speak properly their own tongue to save their life (remember Sarkozy's "héritation"! lol)
 
#32 ·
it's not uncommon that foreign speakers end up being more knowledgeable than native speakers; to start with, they don't get influenced by everyday slang and grammartically incorrect language from their folks.

Dans le cas de Gillou, le futur est peut-être plus approprié
De ce que j'ai appris, les deux concordances de temps sont correctes mais impliquent un sens différent à la phrase :
(si)présent + futur = ce qui va se passer (futur hypothétique):
"si on joue, je serai le gentil et tu seras le méchant."
(si)présent + conditionnel = ce qui pourrait se passer (expression de l'imaginaire):
"si on joue, je serais le gentil et tu serais le méchant."
et donc, si Gillou ne gagne pas le masters, je pourrai fort bien ne pas mourir! ^_^

btw, your sig is hilarious although kind of harsh.
 
#43 ·
I created a popular thread! :)
 
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