French Grammar tips and articles

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Introduction to French adjectives (with on-line exercises):

regular French adjectives
n-doubling adjectives
adjectives ending in -f
adjectives ending in -et
adjectives ending in -el
the feminine forms of adjectives/nouns ending in -eur
position of the adjective: a discussion of when the noun comes before and after the adjective in French
the plural of French nouns and adjectives
adjective agreement in French

Verb conjugations

Click on the links below to see full conjugation tables of some common regular and irregular French verbs.

aimer	to like, love (regular -er verb)
manger	to eat (semi-regular pattern for -ger verbs)
commencer	to begin (semi-regular pattern for -cer verbs)
s'appeler	to be called (pronominal, semi-regular)
arriver	to arrive (regular but takes être)
finir	to finish (regular -ir* verb)*
attendre	to wait (regular -re* verb)*
avoir	to have (common irregular verb)
être	to be (common irregular verb)
faire	to do, make (common irregular verb)
pouvoir	to be able to (common irregular verb)
vouloir	to want (common irregular verb)
devoir	to ought to; to owe (common irregular verb)
aller	to go (common irregular verb)
venir	to come (irregular; takes être)
prendre	to take (common irregular verb)