Microsoft Word – FGB§2 verbs

Exercise 13 (use of the present tense)
1 We are working in class at the moment.
2 At the present time there are no real difficulties.
3 Whenever she sees her mother she gets angry.
4 We’re going to the theatre this evening.
5 You’ll see it quite soon.
6 He’s (in the middle of) doing his homework.
7 At midnight there was a loud explosion [historic present]
8 Do you like Camembert?
9 I don’t go to church very often.
10 We do approve of your intentions.
11 I do love writing essays.
12 I am trying to work.
13 We are too busy today.
14 Do you think I ought to tell her?
15 They are sunbathing outside.
THE FUTURE TENSE
Formation: add the following endings to the INFINITIVE:
ai as a ons ez ont
IRREGULAR FUTURE FORMS (remember that they have derivatives!):
être serai courir courrai venir viendrai
devoir devrai pouvoir pourrai voir verrai
avoir aurai cueillir cueillerai il faut il faudra
recevoir recevrai vouloir voudrai aller irai
acquérir acquerrai tenir tiendrai mouvoir mouvrai
savoir saurai faire ferai envoyer enverrai
asseoir assiérai il pleut il pleuvra valoir vaudrai
Exercise 14 (irregular future forms)
1 We shall be happy to see you.
2 They will not go to school next week.
3 We shall run to the shops.
4 They will acquire a lot of merit.
5 I shall be coming later.
6 He will maintain his innocence.
7 We shan’t be able to do it this week.
8 You’ll know tomorrow morning.
9 You’ll see the café opposite the bakery.
10 He will have difficulty reading it.
11 They will do it on Sunday.
12 You’ll have to check the invoice. [falloir]
13 I shall sit down here.
14 Will it rain tomorrow?
15 They will receive the letter later.