-er verbs

SUCCESS SERIES FRENCH

-er verbs

•Verbs are words which express:

actions

states of being

The Infinitive

•The infinitive is the verb form which is not inflected to reflect:

person

number

tense

The Infinitive

•The infinitive is preceded by TO in English:

To look

To Listen

It is the verb form before it is conjugated.

The Infinitive

•The infinitive in French consists of :

A Stem An ending regard er

mang er

Infinitive

There are 3 groups of REGULAR verbs in French:

verbs ending with -ER = 1st group

verbs ending with -IR = 2nd group

verbs ending with -RE = 3rd group

conjugation

Verbs are called REGULAR when they all follow the same rule for CONJUGATION.

There is one rule for each of the 3 groups of verbs.

conjugation

Stem ending regard er

chant er

aim er

… Now add new endings

Conjugation of regular –er verbs

Singular Plural

Je -e Nous -ons

Tu -es

Vous -ez

il / elle -e On

ils / elles -ent

Conjugation of regular –er verbs

Singular Plural

-e -ons

-es

-ez

-e -ent

Stems ending with the letter “g”

stem + ending Add –e in the nous form:

nag er nous nageons

voyag er nous voyageons

mang er nous mangeons

Commencer

C turns to ç in the nous form:

nous commençons

-er verbs with spelling changes

Acheter, Promener, préférer

je - è

tu - è

Il/ elle/ on - è

Ils/ elles - è

-er verbs with spelling changes

Acheter, Promener, préférer

j’ achète nous achetons

tu achètes Vous achetez

Il/ elle achète

Ils/elles achètent

-er verbs with spelling changes

Appeler

j’ appelle

tu appelles

Il/ elle appelle

Ils/elles appellent

-er verbs with spelling changes

Essayer

j’ essaie

tu essaies

Il/ elle essaie

Ils/elles essaient

The verbs:

Offrir, Ouvrir, Couvrir

are –er verbs in disguise

Irregular –er verbs

Aller is irregular:

vais

allons

vas

allez

va vont

Passé - Composé

Past Participle

of regular –er verbs:

-é

J’ai nagé

When 2 verbs follow each other:

conjugate the first verb

the second verb is in the infinitive

•When 2 verbs each follow other..

Nous aimons chanter 1 2

practice

Conjugate:

Tu (voyager)

Nous (aimer)

Marie et Marc (acheter)

Julie et toi (parler)

practice; answers

Conjugate:

Tu voyages

Nous aimons

Marie et Marc achètent *

Julie et toi parlez *