Key learning points

1. 'Je prends', 'tu prends', 'il, elle prend' are the singular forms of the -re verb 'prendre', to take, taking.
2. The same verb endings can be applied to the -re verbs 'apprendre', to learn, and 'comprendre', to understand.
3. 'Je dis', 'tu dis' and 'il, elle dit' are the singular forms of the -re verb 'dire', to say, saying.
4. Like intonation questions, an inversion question is another way to ask a question in French.
5. To form French yes/no or closed inversion questions, swap the subject pronoun and verb, inserting a hyphen in-between.

Common misconception

Keywords

• Dire - French -re verb meaning to say, to tell

• Prendre - French -re verb meaning to take, taking

• Inversion question - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question