LES VERBES EN ER Conjugaison!!! NOTES: STEPS TO CONJUGATION You have learned the meanings of some common French verbs; now you need to know what to do with them in order to be able to say what you want to say. STEP 1: Take off the “ER” ending of the verb. Example: parler parl__ STEP 2: Add on the ENDING which agrees with the subject. Use the BOX: Je----e *Nous—ons NB: Verbs that end in “GER” will keep the “E” in this form Tu---es Il,elle, On,qui, 1 name, Le____ Vous---ez Ils,elles, e 2+ names, Les____ ent Examples: 1. Je---CHANTER Subject: Je (I)---Verb: Chanter (to sing) Step 1: Je CHANT__ (We took off the “ER”) Step 2: Add on an “E” because that is the ending that is used for the JE form. Now we have: Je chante. This means: I sing/am singing/do sing 2. Tu—REGARDER la télé. Tu regardes la télé. This means You watch TV/You are watching TV/You do watch TV. Your turn!!! Conjugate the following verbs: a. Nous---danser= b. Elle—écouter de la musique= c. Vous—nager= d. Sophie—étudier= e. Paul et Marc—aimer les filles= f. Je—téléphoner mes amis= g. Nous—jouer au golf= h. Nous—voyager à Paris= i. Les filles—préparer le dîner= CHECK YOUR ANSWERS TO THE SAMPLES THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE: a. Nous dansons. b. Elle écoute de la musique. c. Vous nagez. d. Sophie étudie. e. Paul et Marc aiment les filles. f. Je téléphone mes amis. g. Nous jouons au golf. h. Nous voyageons à Paris= i. Les filles préparent le dîner=