TOP 12 VERBS FOR POSTCARDS

12 Verbs for Postcards

ÊTRE – TO BE –

I always refer to the verb être as the king of the verbs as you simply cannot express yourself in any meaningful way without a very good knowledge of this verb.

Je suis – I am

J’ai été – I was

Je serai – I will be

2. ALLER – TO GO –

This verb is irregular in both the present, the passé composé and the future. Must be learnt as a priority.

Je vais – I go or I am going

Je suis allé – I went (note that this verb is also conjuged with être in the passé composé so be careful of your agreements!)

J’irai – I will go – This tense is required a lot in the Verbs for Postcards, as you are often asked to write about where you will go.

 

3. FAIRE – TO DO OR TO MAKE

Verbs for postcards, this is used to express activities, weather and individual sports. The verb faire is irregular in the present, passé composé and future.

Je fais – I do/make I am doing/am making

J’ai fait – I did/ I made

Je ferai – I will do/make

 

4. ARRIVER – TO ARRIVE –

This is a regular verb in the present tense but is conjugated with être in the passé composé

J’arrive – I arrive or I am arriving

Je suis arrivé(e) – I arrived

J’arriverai – I will arrive

 

5. RESTER – TO STAY

This is a regular verb in the present tense but is conjugated with être in the passé composé

Je reste – I stay or I am staying

Je suis resté(e) – I stayed

Je resterai – I will stay

6. AIMER – TO LIKE/TO LOVE –

This is a regular verb in the present tense and is conjugated with avoir in the past

J’aime – I like

J’ai aimé – I liked (Remember that you do not change the é regardless  of the subject pronoun so if you want to say, we liked it would be “Nous avons aimé”

Also, we do not usually put this verb into the future. It is generally used in the conditional to express something that you want to do in the future.

J’aimerais – I would like + verb in the infinitive.

 

7. VOYAGER – TO TRAVEL –

A lot of students mix up Voyager and travailler which is the verb to work.

This verb is regular in the present, is conjugated with the verb avoir in the passé composé and is regular in the future tense.

Je voyage – I travel / I am travelling

J’ai voyagé – I travelled

Je voyagerai – I will travel

 

8. S’AMUSER – TO ENJOY ONESELF

(This verb in verbs for postcards is a reflexive or pronominal verb and can be used in every postcard that you will ever write!)

Je m’amuse – I enjoy myself or I am enjoying myself

Je me suis amusé(e) – I enjoyed myself – Note that all reflexive verbs are conjugated with être in the past tense.

Je m’amuserai – I will enjoy myself

 

9. ACHETER – TO BUY –

The verb acheter is unusual in that it has peculiarity in spelling. Be very careful of the way it is written in all tenses! Note also that it is a verb beginning with a vowel, so you write j’ and not je.

J’achète – I buy or I am buying

J’ai acheté – I bought

J’achèterai – I will buy

 

10. VOIR – TO SEE –

When you are writing postcards, it is always a good idea to write about something that you have seen while on holidays. This verb is also irregular in present, past and future.

Je vois – I see/ I am seeing

J’ai vu – I saw

Je verrai – I will see

 

11. VISITER – TO VISIT

Regular ER verb in the present. Conjugated with avoir in the passé composé, and regular in the future.

Je visite – I visit or I am visiting

J’ai visité – I visited

Je visiterai – I will visit.

 

12. MANGER – TO EAT –

Regular verb with particularity in spelling in the “nous” form. Conjugated using the verb avoir in the passé composé

Je mange – I eat or I am eating

J’ai mangé – I ate

Je mangerai – I will eat