| A | B |
| I am telling the truth. | Je dis la vérité. |
| He is telling the truth. | Il dit la vérité. |
| You (s.) are telling the truth. | Tu dis la vérité. |
| We are telling the truth. | Nous disons (On dit) la vérité. |
| They (f.) are telling the truth. | Elles disent la vérité. |
| Are you (pl.) telling the truth? | Dites-vous la vérité? |
| Is he telling the truth? | Dit-il la vérité? |
| Isn't he telling the truth? | Ne dit-il pas la vérité? |
| Are they (m.) telling the truth? | Disent-ils la vérité? |
| I told the truth. | J'ai dit la vérité. |
| He told the truth. | Il a dit la vérité. |
| We did tell the truth. | Nous avons dit la vérité. |
| They (m.) didn't tell the truth. | Ils n'ont pas dit la vérité. |
| Aren't you (s.) telling the truth? | Ne dis-tu pas la vérité? |
| Isn't she telling the truth? | Ne dit-elle pas la vérité? |
| I am reading these novels. | Je lis ces romans. |
| Are you (s.) reading these novels? | Lis-tu ces romans? |
| He isn't reading these novels. | Ne lit-il pas ces romans. |
| She is reading these novels. | Elle lit ces romans. |
| People are reading these novels. | On lit ces romans. |
| Why are we reading these novels? | Pourquoi lisons-nous ces romans? |
| Aren't you (pl.) reading these novels? | Ne lisez-vous pas ces romans? |
| They (m.) are reading these novels. | Ils lisent ces romans. |
| They (f.) aren't reading these novels. | Elles ne lisent pas ces romans. |
| I did read these novels. | J'ai lu ces romans. |
| You (s.) did read these novels. | Tu as lu ces romans. |
| He did read these novels. | Il a lu ces romans. |
| She didn't read these novels. | Elle n'a pas lu ces romans. |
| We have read these novels. | Nous avons lu ces romans. |
| Haven't you (pl.) read these novels? | N'avez-vous pas lu ces romans? |
| They (m.) haven't read these novels. | Ils n'ont pas lu ces romans. |
| Hasn't he read these novels? | N'a-t-il pas lu ces romans? |
| Read these novels. (Talking to a friend.) | Lis ces romans. |
| Read these novels. (Talking to some friends.) | Lisez ces romans. |
| Let's read these novels. | Lisons ces romans. |
| Let's not read these novels. | Ne lisons pas ces romans. |