ER present tense conjugation in French ("Travailler")

This video explains the process of conjugating a verb in French.

It's a process of removing the infinitive ending

and adding back personal endings so that you know who is doing the action.

But what's the problem with this chart?

• It doesn't look like the 6 pack abs.

• It doesn't look like the 6 pack abs.

• It doesn't look like the 6 pack abs.

• It doesn't look like the 6 pack abs.

Here is the "six pack abs" for regular verbs that end in "ER."

Take the "ER" off the end of the infinitive (PARLER).

ADD the PERSONAL ENDINGS like you see here in red throughout the "six pack abs" chart.

This is how you PERSONALIZE the action.

Do you think you can do this?

• Absolument!

  OUAIS!

• OUI!

  Je peux!

  Yes!

  I can!

• Ummm...

  avec de l'aide?

  With some help?

• Je ne comprends pas.

Which part of the SIX PACK ABS shows you that only one person/thing is doing the action?

• the left column

• the right column

• the top two boxes

• the bottom two boxes

Which part of the SIX PACK ABS shows you that more than one person/thing is doing the action?

• the left column

• the right column

• the top two boxes

• the bottom two boxes

How do you match the personal endings to the subject again?

• e

• Vous

• ons

• Tu

• ent

• Nous

• es

• Elles

• ez

• Je

Mon opinion de cette chanson:

• C'est top!

• J'aime le rythme.

• C'est pas mal.

• Je n'aime pas cette chanson.

Je ​ (a)   Nous ​ (b)  

Tu ​ (c)   Vous ​ (d)  

il / elle / on TRAVAILLE ils / elles ​ (e)  

• travaille
• travaillons
• travailles
• travaillez
• travaillent
• travailler

Organisez dans le bon ordre.

He works as the driver of a bus.

(In English we would say "bus driver" but it's different in French.)

THE MIDDLE WORD IS "COMME" WHICH MEANS "AS."

• travaille

• chauffeur

• il

• d'autobus

• comme

Il ​ (a)   comme

(b)   .

• travailleur de bureau

• professeur

• chauffeur

• mécanicien
• travaille
• travailler

Il (a)   comme ​ (b)   .

• mécanicien
• chauffeur de bus
• soldat

• travaille
• tailleur
• travaillons
• travailler