Video lesson
How to Learn French Verbs (Without Memorising 1,000 Conjugations) — 5 things to know in 20 seconds
How to Learn French Verbs (Without Memorising 1,000 Conjugations) · 5 takeaways
A 20-second short built from our article How to Learn French Verbs (Without Memorising 1,000 Conjugations).
🎬 Watch: How to Learn French Verbs (Without Memorising 1,000 Conjugations) in 20 seconds
🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
🎬 About this short
The 5 key takeaways of our guide How to Learn French Verbs (Without Memorising 1,000 Conjugations) in 20 seconds. The full article explains each one with examples and practical steps.
💡 The 5 takeaways
- Step 1 — The three regular families — Most French verbs are regular and fall into three groups by their ending.
- Step 2 — The spelling-change -ER verbs — Still -er, just with a small spelling tweak to keep the sound right.
- Step 3 — The ~20 irregulars that do all the work — A handful of irregular verbs appear in a huge share of everyday sentences.
- Step 4 — Learn verbs in families, not alone — Irregulars travel in packs.
- Step 5 — Then, and only then, tenses — Once the present is automatic, add tenses one at a time — each reuses stems you already know: the passé composé & imparfait…
Want to practise this in a real conversation? Book a free lesson with Xavier →
🎯 Keep learning
Keep learning
All 360 videos →- Yétili : Qui a pris le dodolé de Zékéyé ? — Story Timequestions with « qui », animal names and the classic complaint « C'est pas juste ! »
- vachement — French Word of the Day in 20 secondsreally, hugely — the everyday intensifier (literally 'cow-ly') · word of the day
- truc — French Word of the Day in 20 secondsthing, whatsit — the word for anything you can't quite name · word of the day
- terroir — French Word of the Day in 20 secondsthe soil-and-soul of a place that flavours its food and wine · word of the day
Understand every word with a teacher — your first 20-minute lesson is free. Book your free lesson →
📢 Share this lesson: