La conjugaison des verbes en ER Conjugating ER

La conjugaison des verbes en “ER” Conjugating ER Verbs

What is an ER Verb? n Most verbs that end in ER are ER Verbs. That means the last two letters of the infinitive are “er”. Here are some ER verbs: parler, écouter, quitter, arriver n n Notice that each of these verbs ends in “er”.

How to conjugate: 1. 2. The first step is to drop the “er”. Next add the endings: -e -ons -ez -e -ent

Put it together… Parler (infinitive form)- to speak Drop “er” = PARL (stem) Je parl Nous parl Tu parl Vous parl Il/Elle parl Ils/Elles parl Now add the endings-

Finished Verb Parler: to speak Je parle Tu parles Il/ Elle parle Nous parlons Vous parlez Ils/Elles parlent

In English this is… To Speak I speak We speak You speak He/She/It speaks. They speak

Now you do one. Quitter- to leave Je _______ Nous_______ Tu _______ Vous _______ Il/Elle _____ Ils/Elles ______

How did you do? Quitter- to leave Je quitte Nous quittons Tu quittes Vous quittez Il/Elle quitte Ils/Elles quittent

Pronunciation n n Did you notice that the Je, Tu, Il/Elle, and Ils/Elles forms of the verbs sound the same? The Nous and Vous forms sound different. The Vous form sounds like the infinitive.

The “GER” Exception n Verbs that end in “GER” like manger, nager, and voyager have one exception. n In the Nous form they end in “eons” not “ons” n The “e” is added for pronunciation.

Here is an example. Manger- to eat Je mange Tu manges Il/Elle mange Nous mangeons Vous mangez Ils/Elles mangent

Don’t forget… Verbs that begin with a vowel sound (A, E, I, O, U, H and Y) get J’ not Je. n Here is an example. Arriver- to arrive J’arrive Nous arrivons Tu arrives Vous arrivez Il/Elle arrive Ils/Elles arrivent

Here are some ER verbs. See if you can conjugate them! n n n n n Quitter Habiter Arriver Passer Parler Ecouter Regarder Etudier Lever Poser n n n n n Rigoler Déjeuner Rentrer Travailler Acheter Coûter Demander Aimer Détester

In conclusion n n Learning ER verbs is an easy way to expand your French vocabulary. Unfortunately not every verb in French that ends in “er” is an ER Verb. But most are! Fin