Constructing "ER" verbs in French

Constructing "ER" verbs in French

Some examples of "ER" verbs

• Aimer

• Manger

• Adore

• Danser

• Arriver

• Parler

Endings for "ER" verbs = Root + :

• Je = e

• tu = es

• Il/elle = e

• ils/elles = ent

• nous = ons

• vous = ez

Constructing the verb "Manger"

• je mang(e)

• tu mang(es)

• Ill/elle mang(e)

• nous mange(ons)

• vous mang(ez)

• ils/elles mang(ent)

Writing "I like"

• j'aim(e)

• tu aim(es)

• il/elle aim(e)

• nous aim(ons)

• vous aim(ez)

When you want to say "I like to eat"

Conjugate the first verb then leave the second verb in infinitive

Conjugating "like to eat"

• j'aime manger

• tu aimes manger

• il/elle aime manger

Recapping the endings of the "er" verbs:

• j'aim(e)

• tu aim(es)

• il/elle aim(e)

• nous aim(ons)

• vous aim(ez)

Poll

How confident do you feel conjugating "er" verbs?

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• somewhat confident

• not very confident yet