conjugating -er verbs in french

-er verbs

By: Andrea MurrayEDU 290

What is an –er verb?

An –er verb is a verb in French that ends in -er

Example of –er verbs

Aimer - to like

Parler -to talk

Habiter - to live

Manger -to eat

Porter -to wear

Adorer -to love, to adore

Etudier - to study

Ecouter - to listen to

Travailler -to work

Regarder - to watch

All –er verbs are conjugated the same!

All –er verbs are conjugated using the same formula. To demonstrate how to conjugate this type of verb I will be using aimer. But, what you must keep in mind is that the verbs listed in the above slide, and other –er verbs, are conjugated using the same formula.

To conjugate an –er verb take off the –er at the end of the verb and replace it with the appropriate ending.

-er verb endings

Je - e

J’aime le chien.

Tu -es

Tu aimes le chien.

Il/elle/on –e

Elle aime le chien.

Nous - ons

Nous aimons le chien.

Vous- ez

Vous aimez le chien.

Ils/elles- ent

Ils aiment le chien.

You might have noticed in the above slide that Je when conjugated with the verb aimer turned to J’aime instead of Je aime. This is because when conjugating with Je if the verb you are conjugating it with starts with a vowel you drop the -e on Je, put an apostrophe after the -j and make the two words one word.

Examples:

Correct: Incorrect:

J’aime le pizza. Je aime le pizza.

J’ecoute a la musique. Je ecoute a la musique.

Now it’s your turn!Fill the blank with the appropriate form of the verb

listed at the end of the sentence.

1.Nous ______ la tele. (regarder)

2. Tu _______ le pizza. (manger)

3. Elle _______ une robe. (porter)

4. J’ ______ les pommes. (aimer)

5. Vous ______ a la musique. (ecouter)

6. Ils _______ avec les femmes. (parler)

*Answers are on the next slide*

Answers1.Nous regardons la tele. (regarde)

2. Tu manges le pizza. (manger)

3. Elle porte une robe. (porter)

4. J’aime les pommes. (aimer)

5. Vous ecoutez a la musique. (ecouter)

6. Ils parlent avec les femmes. (parler)

The End!