BIENVENUE ENCORE À LA
SALLE D’ENTRAÎNEMENT
CONJUGATING –ER VERBS
Subject – verb agreement
Before using verbs, you must
learn some grammatical
terms.
conjugate
infinitive
stem
ending
What is a verb
infinitive?
I’ll give you examples of
infinitives to help you
communicate better.
manger
parler
danser
chanter
écouter
regarder
What is
conjugating
anyway?
Put it in different forms
according to a system.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Before we can conjugate a verb, we have to know the
subject pronouns – all of them. Let’s review!
I = je
we = nous
you = tu
you (pl) = vous
he = il
they (m) = ils
she = elle
they (f) = elles
Don’t forget that weird little pronoun “on” that is the
general sense word.
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There are two steps to conjugating a regular verb in French. We are going to work with
“regular” –er verbs. They are “regular” because they all follow the same pattern and they
are “–er verbs” because the infinitives all end in –er. Get it? Regular -er verbs.
The first step
is to find the
stem!
Example: parler (which means to speak) If we
take off the –er, parl- is left. Parl- is the stem.
FIND THE STEMS
☼ sauter
☼ parl er
☼ marcher
☼téléphoner
☼envoyer
☼chant er
☼frapp er
Luke, what is the
second step?
Add the correct
endings to match
the subject.
je
tu
il/elle/on
nous
vous
ils/elles
-e
-es
-e
-ons
-ez
-ent
Here is what the conjugated
verb looks like when you are
finished.
parler – to speak
Je parle
nous parlons
Tu parles
vous parlez
Il/elle/on parle
ils/elles parlent
(the stem is red the ending is green)
1. Find the stem and
write it in each box.
Do you remember
how to conjugate a
verb?
2. Add the
correct ending.
je
nous
tu
vous
il/elle/on
ils/elles
Padawans, time for
some practice!
Conjugate each of
these verbs in all
six of their forms.
• Écouter
• Aimer
• Jouer
• Regarder
• Danser
• Étudier
• Adorer