At Work 2
J'ai besoin de café !
Use J'ai besoin de… to say I need… in French.
J'ai besoin de travailler.
I need to work.
Tu as besoin d'étudier.
You need to study.
Let me finish!
A lot of verbs that end in ‑ir will have the same set of word endings. Let's use finir as a guide!
| subject | verb (finir) |
| je I | finis finish |
| tu you | finis finish |
| il / elle he / she | finit finishes |
| nous we | finissons finish |
| vous you all | finissez finish |
| ils / elles they | finissent finish |
Notice that for verbs like finir, the s is doubled with nous, vous, and ils / elles!
Je finis mon travail.
I finish my work.
Leur vs. leurs
In English we say their office or their offices — their doesn't change. In French, though, leur adds an ‑s if the the noun is plural!
| singular | plural |
| leur collègue their colleague | leurs collègues their colleagues |
| leur idée their idea | leurs idées their ideas |
leurs horaires
their schedules