Le jeu des 7 familles- Regular French present tense card games

There are so many regular verbs in French that follow patterns that are easy to learn. I like to teach my students the meanings of as many regular verbs as possible so that they can more easily communicate (even as beginners). I made a video tutorial on regular French verbs that you might like to share with students who struggle and need extra practice outside of the classroom. You can view it at the bottom of this page.

This card game is an excellent way to practice and memorize verb conjugations, and it will have your students speaking to each other in French the whole time! In the deck of 42 cards there are 7 families of 6 cards (je – tu – il – nous – vous – ils).

One player distributes five cards to each player (2 to 4 per group). The rest of the cards are placed in the “pioche”. One player begins the game by asking another player to give him a card. He might say, “Dans la famille AVOIR, est-ce que tu as J’AI?”

His goal is to come up with a complete family. If the player doesn’t have it, he says “pioche”. If he draws the card that he asked for, he can continue to play and ask someone for another card. Each time a player comes up with all six members of a family, he can make a stack. At the end of the game, the player with the most sets of families wins!

Le jeu des sept familles – This classic card game is fun for students of all ages!

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This version is for practicing the present tense conjugations of regular RE verbs. 2 game sets are included using the following verbs: vendre, attendre, répondre, descendre, entendre, fondre, mordre, perdre, rendre, revendre, défendre, détendre, tendre, étendre.

This version is for practicing the present tense conjugations of regular ER verbs. 2 game sets are included using the following verbs: travailler, voyager, gagner, parler, jouer, manger, danser, chanter, étudier, aimer, regarder, fermer, nager, préparer.

This version is for practicing the present tense conjugations of regular IR verbs. 2 game sets are included using the following verbs: finir, choisir, obéir, réussir, accomplir, grandir, grossir, nourrir, punir, ralentir, réfléchir, remplir, rougir, vieillir.