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Auxiliary verb formation
The auxiliary verb is always either or. When the auxiliary verb is conjugated in the the auxiliary verb is conjugated in the present indicative:

Past participle formation

 * -er verbs: replace -er with é
 * -ir verbs: replace -ir with i
 * -re verbs: replace -re with u

The past participle must agree with the direct object of a clause in gender and plurality if the direct object goes before the verb.

If the direct object is masculine and singular, there is no change:

If the direct object is feminine and singular, add an e to the past participle:

If the direct object is masculine and plural, add an s to the past participle:

If the direct object is feminine and plural, add an es to the past participle:

or ?
In most circumstances, the auxiliary verb is. However, under certain situations, the auxiliary verb is. This occurs when the verb is reflexive or is one of sixteen special verbs that take (note that when a direct object is used with these verbs,  is used).

The formation of a conjugated verb + infinitive is the same in French as it is in English: conjugate the first verb, then append the infinitive.









However, when one uses to request something of someone else, one must use the subjunctive:







Pronouns
Pronouns come before the verb they modify:

Negation
Either the conjugated verb or the infinitive can be negated, each with different meanings: