SUCCESS SERIES FRENCH
-er verbs
-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
regard
mang
An ending
er
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
chant
aim
…
er
er
er
Now add new endings
Conjugation of regular –er verbs
Singular
Plural
Je -e
Nous
-ons
Tu
Vous
-ez
-es
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
nag
er
voyag er
mang er
Add –e in the nous form:
nous nageons
nous voyageons
nous mangeons
Commencer
C 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, Couvrir
are –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 voyages
Nous aimons
Marie et Marc achètent *
Julie et toi parlez *