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 Blank

il _________ (chanter)

Fill in the Blank

nous ______ (aimer)

Fill in the Blank

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