Verbes en -ER
When you look a French verb up in the dictionary, you see the “infinitive” form.
The most common infinitive form is the –ER form.
Ex: Regarder (to look at)
Infinitives
The infinitive form can be changed into many different forms.
Ex. present tense for nous, past tense for vous,
This is called conjugation.
Conjugating the Verb
To conjugate an –ER verb, we take off the “–ER ” ending and what is left is the “stem”
Ex. Regarder becomes Regard
“the stem”
Pronouns Stem + endings
JeTu
Il/Elle
NousVous
Ils/Elles
RegardeRegardesRegarde
RegardonsRegardezRegardent
To the stem we add some endings
Let’s Try the verb jouer
Take off the ER for the stem…….Now let’s add the endings
• Je• Tu• Il/Elle
• Nous • Vous• Ils/Elles
Let’s Try the verb jouer
Take off the ER for the stem…….Now let’s add the endings
• Je joue• Tu joues• Il/Elle joue
• Nous jouons• Vous jouez• Ils/Elles jouent
verb stem
Aimer Gagner Danser
Chercher Porter
Écouter Travailler
Manger Étudier
AimGagn
Write the stems of the following verbs:
Let’s Try the verb porter
Take off the ER for the stem…….Now let’s add the endings
• Je• Tu• Il/Elle
• Nous • Vous• Ils/Elles
Let’s Try the verb porter
Take off the ER for the stem…….Now let’s add the endings
• Je porte• Tu portes• Il/Elle porte
• Nous portons• Vous portez• Ils/Elles portent
Let’s Try the verb arrêter
Take off the ER for the stem…….Now let’s add the endings
• Je• Tu• Il/Elle
• Nous • Vous• Ils/Elles
Let’s Try the verb arrêter
Take off the ER for the stem…….Now let’s add the endings
• J’arrête• Tu arrêtes• Il/Elle arrête
• Nous arrêtons• Vous arrêtez• Ils/Elles arrêntent
Let’s Try the verb entrer
Take off the ER for the stem…….Now let’s add the endings
• Je• Tu• Il/Elle
• Nous • Vous• Ils/Elles
Let’s Try the verb entrer
Take off the ER for the stem…….Now let’s add the endings
• J’entre• Tu entres• Il/Elle entre
• Nous entrons• Vous entrez• Ils/Elles entrent