😈 NO MERCY FRENCH A1 — Topic 4: Irregular Verbs
Time to face the heavyweights: être, avoir, aller, faire. Get these wrong and your sentences explode.
📌 Irregular Verbs • A1 Foundation • No Mercy • Real Examples
📌 Table of Contents
📘 Introduction
What are Irregular Verbs?
Irregular verbs do not follow standard -ER, -IR, or -RE endings. They are essential to survive daily conversations. We focus on: être (to be), avoir (to have), aller (to go), faire (to do/make).
🔹 Conjugation Tables — Present Tense
ÊTRE — to be
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Sound Like |
|---|---|---|
| Je | suis | swee |
| Tu | es | eh |
| Il/Elle | est | eh |
| Nous | sommes | som |
| Vous | êtes | et |
| Ils/Elles | sont | son |
AVOIR — to have
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Sound Like |
|---|---|---|
| Je | ai | eh |
| Tu | as | ah |
| Il/Elle | a | ah |
| Nous | avons | ah-von |
| Vous | avez | ah-veh |
| Ils/Elles | ont | on |
ALLER — to go
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Sound Like |
|---|---|---|
| Je | vais | veh |
| Tu | vas | vah |
| Il/Elle | va | vah |
| Nous | allons | ah-lon |
| Vous | allez | ah-lei |
| Ils/Elles | vont | von |
FAIRE — to do / make
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Sound Like |
|---|---|---|
| Je | fais | feh |
| Tu | fais | feh |
| Il/Elle | fait | feh |
| Nous | faisons | feh-zon |
| Vous | faites | fet |
| Ils/Elles | font | fon |
📝 Real Examples
Sample sentences
- Je suis étudiant. — I am a student.
- Tu as un chien. — You have a dog.
- Il va au marché. — He goes to the market.
- Nous faisons nos devoirs. — We do our homework.
- Vous êtes en retard. — You are late.
- Ils ont des livres. — They have books.
🔥 NO MERCY Irregular Verbs (25 Must-Master)
Memorize these verbs like your life depends on it
| # | French | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | être | eh-tr | to be |
| 2 | avoir | ah-vwar | to have |
| 3 | aller | ah-lei | to go |
| 4 | faire | feh-r | to do/make |
| 5 | venir | vuh-neer | to come |
| 6 | prendre | pran-dre | to take |
| 7 | mettre | meh-tr | to put |
| 8 | dire | deer | to say/tell |
| 9 | pouvoir | poo-vwar | can/to be able to |
| 10 | vouloir | voo-lwar | to want |
| 11 | savoir | sa-vwar | to know (facts) |
| 12 | voir | vwar | to see |
| 13 | devoir | duh-vwar | must/have to |
| 14 | venir | vuh-neer | to come |
| 15 | tenir | tuh-neer | to hold |
| 16 | laisser | leh-seh | to leave/allow |
| 17 | manger | mon-zhay | to eat |
| 18 | boire | bwar | to drink |
| 19 | lire | leer | to read |
| 20 | écrire | ay-kreer | to write |
| 21 | connaître | ko-neh-tr | to know (people) |
| 22 | vivre | veevr | to live |
| 23 | sortir | sor-teer | to go out |
| 24 | partir | par-teer | to leave |
| 25 | ouvrir | oo-vreer | to open |
🧨 NO MERCY TEST — Irregular Verbs
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Conjugate the verbs correctly in the present tense:
- Je ___ (être) content.
- Tu ___ (avoir) un stylo.
- Il ___ (aller) au cinéma.
- Nous ___ (faire) les devoirs.
- Vous ___ (dire) la vérité.
- Elles ___ (prendre) le bus.
- Je ___ (venir) demain.
- Tu ___ (voir) le chat.
- Il ___ (pouvoir) m'aider.
- Nous ___ (savoir) la réponse.
Answer Key:
- suis
- as
- va
- faisons
- dites
- prennent
- viens
- vois
- pouvons
- savons