In French, the present tense is used to talk about things that happen regularly or are happening now. French has regular and irregular verbs. The regular verbs follow a set pattern while irregular ...

There are other useful verbs in French that follow the same patterns as connaître and écrire. For more information on this, look at this guide on present tense regular verbs in French.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar was in regular contact with Abdur-Rahim, the younger brother said in an interview. Abdur-Rahim is the youngest of four brothers, he said, while Shamsud-Din is the oldest.