les verbes -er
•Qu’est-ce que tu
•J’
lire.
•What do you like to do?
•I like to read.
faire?
Aimer
• Is a verb
• It belongs in the family of verbs known as –er.
• You already know some other –er verbs. Can
you think of any?
–
Parler
–
Nager
–
Étudier
–
Fermer
–
Préférer
–
Écouter
–
Débarrasser
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• These verbs are in the same family because they are
conjugated the same way.
– Conjugate is an important word here. What does it
mean?
– To conjugate means to change the verb so that it
agrees with the subject.
– English verbs are also conjugated, but not so
elaborately.
• Can you conjugate an English verb?
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• Today you are learning how to
conjugate all –er verbs. This opens
a world of linguistic opportunity.
Now you can make sentences.
les verbes -er
Here it goes…
First, drop the –er at the end of the infinitive. This is called the stem.
For example, aimer becomes aim, jouer becomes jou. Then, write the
endings.
je (I)
aime
nous (we)
aimons
tu (you)
aimes
vous (you)
aimez
il, elle, on
aime
ils, elles
aiment
(he, she, one)
(they)
Notice that the endings change.
The stem stays the same.
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Let’s try. Can you say “she likes
to listen to music.”
Elle
musique.
écouter de la
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He likes to skateboard.
Il
.
faire du skate
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They play soccer.
Ils
au foot.
•Qui est cette personne?
Zinédine Zidane
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Do you swim?
(Est-ce que) vous
But wait, why is “vous” used
here? Aren’t animals
informal?
There are two dogs.
?
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She talks on the phone.
Elle
au téléphone.
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He studies magic.
Il
la magique.
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• See, that was easy!
• To recap, conjugating verbs is essential. In 6th
grade you learned expressions and nouns. As 7th
graders you have entered into much more
sophisticated territory. By conjugating verbs you
can make sentences!
• Just remember the endings!
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Try these:
1.
Thomas aime le football
américain.
1) Thomas likes football.
2) Julie doesn’t like fries.
2.
Julie n’aime pas les frites.
3) We speak French!
3.
Nous parlons français.
4) I swim.
4.
Je nage.
5) You (informal) talk on the
5.
Tu parles au téléphone
6) phone a lot.
beaucoup.