«er» verbs

«er» verbs

Conjugating in three simple steps

3 simple steps to conjugating verbs

• remove the ending/suffix

• determine the pronoun

• add that pronoun's ending/suffix

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a pronoun?

• le

• il

• bonjour

• quoi

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a pronoun?

• M. Hoyte

• merci

• chez

• va

STEP ONE - remove the ending/suffix

• the ending is the last few letters of the verb

• the suffix puts the verb in a category

• the verb category makes conjugating easier

• this will give you the verb's "stem"

Multiple Choice

What is a suffix?

• the beginning of the verb

• the name of the verb

• the end of a verb/word

• that's not a real word

STEP TWO - determine the pronoun

• the pronoun is the word that replaces the noun

• ex. «je» replaces your name, if you're talking about yourself

• in almost all European languages (and many others), nouns have genders (that is, they are masculine or feminine)

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a French suffix?

• -ent

• -ly

• -er

• -es

STEP THREE - add the pronoun's ending

• find the list of suffixes that go with your verb

• find the pronoun you're using in the sentence

• write the pronoun BEFORE the verb stem, and the suffix AFTER the verb stem

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a French pronoun?

• elle

• nous

• je

• I

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a French pronoun?

• me

• vous

• tu

• ils

Multiple Choice

Which of the following suffixes goes with «tu»?

• -es

• -ent

• -e

• -ez

Multiple Choice

Which of the following suffixes goes with «nous»?

• -es

• -ent

• -ons

• -ez

Multiple Choice

Which of the following suffixes goes with «elles»?

• -es

• -ent

• -ons

• -ez

Multiple Choice

Which of the following suffixes goes with «je»?

• -e

• -ent

• -es

• -ez

Multiple Choice

Which of the following suffixes goes with «il»?

• -e

• -ent

• -es

• -ez

Multiple Choice

Which of the following suffixes goes with «vous»?

• -e

• -ent

• -es

• -ez

Bien fait!

YOU MADE IT!!!