Je parle français.
I speak French.
Tense guide
Present
Use the present for what is happening now, repeated habits, general truths, and near-future plans when context makes the time clear.
When to use it
Choose it when English could say am doing, do/does, or sometimes will do soon: je parle, je parle souvent, demain je pars.
How to recognise it
Look for simple one-word forms after the subject: je parle, tu finis, il prend. There is no helper verb like avoir or être.
How to form it
Remove -er, -ir, or -re and add the present endings for that verb family. Common patterns are -e, -es, -e; -is, -is, -it; and -s, -s, -.
A simple rule
Learn the je, nous, and ils/elles forms first; many irregular stems and pronunciation changes show up there.
Examples
Nous finissons tôt.
We finish early.