French Verb Focus

For many people, verb conjugation is one of the hardest parts of learning a new language.  Verb conjugation is complicated and can involve many hours of memorization and drill to attain mastery.  This class offers students a strong foundation in verb conjugation.  In this course, students will be introduced to -er, -ir, and -re verb conjugation patterns in French as well as several irregular verbs that don't follow typical patterns.

Students will be provided with verbs and definitions ahead of class and will do best if they memorize the vocabulary before class. However, students are welcome to keep the notes with them during class for reference. We will spend two lessons in each verb type. The first lesson will introduce the conjugation pattern and allow students to practice conjugating with the provided vocabulary, and the second lesson will provide several practice exercises with the same verbs. The last two classes will focus on common irregular verbs. Students will be provided with notes of these irregular conjugations and will focus on five irregular verbs in each of two lessons.  In total, students will learn 40 regular verbs and 10 irregular verbs.  

Students will be most confident in this class if they have a basic foundation in French grammar, including some basic vocabulary and an understanding of French pronouns, gender, basic sentence structure, etc.  I will provide support and translation to students as needed.