conjugating -er verbs in french
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This is a presentation that I created for EDU 290 in the fall of 2009. The intent of the assignment was to create a leson that could be used by a student that missed the classroom instruction due to illness.TRANSCRIPT
-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!