I am a firm believer of the old Indian system of learning by rote - the basics must be memorized. By heart. Something like the multiplication tables. And I don’t care what the new educationists say about this. They say that intelligence is the ability to correlate disparate elements. Fine. But how would you make these connections unless they are in your head already? I am all for understanding concepts and applying them. But first memorize what is essential.
And so I decided to memorize the conjugations of the 10 most used verbs in French. Here’s the list:
être – to be
avoir – to have
faire – to do
dire – to tell
aller – to go
voir – to see
savoir – to know
pouvoir – to be able / can
falloir – to be necessary
vouloir – to want
And here’s the link to the conjugations. Go ahead and learn these, if you wish to master French.
Isn’t it amazing that every one of these most used verbs in French is irregular? Tells you a lot about how the human mind works.
And so I decided to memorize the conjugations of the 10 most used verbs in French. Here’s the list:
être – to be
avoir – to have
faire – to do
dire – to tell
aller – to go
voir – to see
savoir – to know
pouvoir – to be able / can
falloir – to be necessary
vouloir – to want
And here’s the link to the conjugations. Go ahead and learn these, if you wish to master French.
Isn’t it amazing that every one of these most used verbs in French is irregular? Tells you a lot about how the human mind works.
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