ER verbs

ER verbs

Objective:
I can...
...conjugate ER verbs

As the lesson progresses, be sure to be taking notes

It is interactive. There will be questions you will have to answer.

French has three types of infintive verbs

• -ER

• -RE

• -IR

Multiple Choice

"La table" could be replaced with...

• Je

• Vous

• Il

• Elle

Multiple Select

What are the three infinitive endings for French verbs?

• -ER

• -AR

• -IR

• -RE

• -RI

Regular ER verbs

The first step in conjugating ER verbs is to take off the "ER"

In English, we take off the "to"

Example: He to like the book. --> He like the book.
Il aimer le livre. --> Il aim le livre.

Regular ER verbs

Then, once you have the stem/base, you can add the correct endings.
Example: He likes the book.
Il aime le livre.

FINDING THE BASE/STEM:
For example, with the verb "marcher", you would take off the -er at the ending, which leaves you with the base "march-".

Open Ended

What would be the base for the following infinitive ER verbs?

Marcher

Jouer

Parler

Danser

Étudier

Conjugating regular ER verbs (endings)

• Je --> add -e

• Tu --> add -es

• Il AND Elle --> add -e

• Nous --> add -ons

• Vous --> add -ez

• Ils AND Elles --> add -ent

Practice...

Take the example of "jouer"

You first take off the -er, leaving you with the base of jou

Then you add the endings, giving you

Je joue

Tu joues

Il, Elle joue

Nous jouons

Vous jouez

Ils, Elles jouent

Multiple Choice

The ending for the nous form is...

• -e

• -ez

• -ons

• -es

• -ent

Multiple Choice

The ending for the je form is...

• -e

• -ez

• -ons

• -es

• -ent

Multiple Choice

The ending for the ils or elles form is...

• -e

• -ez

• -ons

• -es

• -ent

Multiple Choice

The ending for the vous form is...

• -e

• -ez

• -ons

• -es

• -ent

Multiple Choice

The ending for the tu form is...

• -e

• -ez

• -ons

• -es

• -ent

Multiple Choice

The ending for the il or elle form is...

• -e

• -ez

• -ons

• -es

• -ent

Notice...

Notice that we are keeping il and elle on the same line as well as ils and elles

REMINDER:

Il can mean he or it

Elle can mean she or it

It depends on if the "it" is masculine or feminine;

"une table" is an "it" but it's feminine, so we use elle;

"un crayon" is an "it" but it's masculine, so we use il

If whatever you are talking about is one singular thing, use the il/elle conjugation (which is the same)

Multiple Select

For which of the following would you use the il/elle conjugation of just adding an -e?

• une table

• un crayon

• le professeur

• Bob

• la France

Pronunciation

The je, tu, il, elle, ils, and elles forms all sound the same

Even though they have different endings (-e, -es, and -ent) the e, es, and ent, are all SILENT!!

The verbs in je marche, tu marches, il marche, elle marche, Bob marche, ils marchent, elles marchent, Bob and Marie marchent are all pronounced the same way: marsh

Pronunciation

The nous and vous forms sound different...

Nous marchons [the ons adds an "aww" type sound that is nasal]

Vous marchez [in French, er and ez both make an "ih" sound]

Open Ended

Recap the lesson:

How do you conjugate ER verbs? Be as thorough as possible!