8FRE -er verb conjugation

8FRE -er verb conjugation

How to conjugate regular -er verbs in French?

Multiple Choice

Luke ______ (to run) up the hill.

• run

• runs

Multiple Choice

My brother and I ______ (to be) good kids.

• are

• is

What is "conjugation"?

Conjugation means changing the form of the verbs to match it with the subject.

Regular verbs in French

• There are 3 groups of regular verbs in French.

• -er verbs, -ir verbs, and -re verbs.

• Today, we will study the conjugation of -er verbs.

• -er verbs refer to the verbs that end in -er. e.g. aimer = to like, adorer = to love

Multiple Choice

What is a verb?

• a doing word

• a person

Multiple Choice

What is an -er verb?

• verbs that end in -er

• verbs that start with -er

How do I form the present tense in French of -er verbs ?

• Step 1. Firstly, remove the -er ending of the infinitive form of the verb, you’re left with the stem

• Step 2: Copy the stems

• Step 3: Add the endings that fit the subject (shown in the table below).

-er verb conjugation pattern

For example: conjugate "supporter = to tolerate" for all subject pronouns

1. chop the ending -er. We are left with the stem "support"

2. copy the stem "support"

3. add the endings

Conjugate the verb "danser = to dance" by yourselves on your books.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct?

• je dansent

• je danser

• il danse

• il dansent

Multiple Select

What are the endings that we pronounce?

• e

• es

• ons

• ez

Multiple Choice

je ________ (détester)

• détester

• déteste

• détestent

• détestez

Fill in the Blanks

il

(chanter)

Fill in the Blanks

nous

(aimer)

Fill in the Blanks

Mes amis (my friends)

(arriver)

Multiple Select

Ma soeur et moi (my sister and I)_______ (adorer)

• adorent

• adore

• adores

• adorons

Multiple Select

Select all that apply for the subject pronoun "elle"

• parlent

• parle

• jouent

• détestez

• joue