French: ER verbs. Je and Tu forms

French: ER verbs. Je and Tu forms

Learning to use action/doing words in French

We have met two verbs so far

Je m'appelle/Tu t'appelles and J'habite/Tu habites

Open Ended

What do you think "je" and "tu" mean respectively?

If you answered "I' and "You": Hooray!!!

• These are called Subject pronouns.

• There are more subject pronouns but for now we are just focusing on "I" and "You"

Open Ended

When you say Tu t'appelles and Tu habites, what do you notice about the ending?

So in French we make changes to the verb according to who is speaking, the subject of the verb.

So the verbs is actually, s'appeler and habiter.

Open Ended

What did you notice about the ending of those verbs?

Yes , they end in "er". They are called "er" verbs.

When they end in "er" they are called the infinitive. In English it means : to live, to call myself etc.

Now let's see some examples of other "er" verbs in French.

There are a lot but we will meet them in time.

Danser

To dance

Chanter

To sing

Jouer

To play

Parler

to speak

Aimer

To like/To love

But what changes do we make ?

• 1st: We remove the "er".

• 2nd: We add "e" if the subject is "je" and "es" if the subject is "tu"

• So that's how we have je m'appelle /J'habite and Tu t'appelles/ Tu habites.

Open Ended

Now it's your turn. So the verb to dance is "danser" . How will you say, "I dance" and "you dance" in French?

Multiple Choice

What does "je chante" mean?

• You sing

• I sing

• To sing

• I chant

Multiple Choice

What does "tu aimes" mean?

• I love

• To love

• You love

• You aim

Multiple Select

So let's do a quick review. Tick all that apply.

• "Je" means "I"

• "Tu" means "You"

• the "er" at the end of a verb means "to" in English

• We NEVER make changes to verbs in French

• For "je" we add "es"

Poll

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