Verbs of Preference

Verbs of Preference in French

Common verbs of preference in French, end in -ER

• AIMER - TO LIKE

• ADORER- TO LOVE

• DÉTESTER- TO HATE

• PRÉFÉRER - TO PREFER

That means you conjugate them like -ER verbs

You'll notice, one verb of preference is missing....

PRÉFÉRER

While it is conjugated like an -ER VERB, there is something a bit different about this verb.

Multiple Select

Can you guess what it is?

• it's hardly used by the French

• it has spelling changes

Let's see if you can figure out what that spelling change is......

Did you get it?

Let's watch it one more time.

Multiple Choice

the spelling change is...

• the second é changes to è in ALL forms of the verb

• the second é changes to è in ALL forms of the verb, EXCEPT the 'Nous' and 'Vous'

PRÉFÉRER

Je préfère

Tu préfères

Il/ Elle préfère

Nous préférons

Vous préférez

Ils/Elles préfèrent

Some sentences using the verb Je préfère........