-er verbsSUCCESS 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
CommencerC 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, Couvrirare –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 voyagesNous aimonsMarie et Marc achètent *Julie et toi parlez *