Transcript er verbs

Verbes en -er
H.M. Boddy
Infinitive
The form of the verb
we find in the
dictionary is called
the “infinitive”.
Infinitive
This is expressed in
English by “to …”,
e.g. to play, to think,
to sing
Infinitive
In French the most
common regular verb
in the infinitive is the
–er verb,
e.g. jouer = to play
Present tense
This expresses an action
which is happening at the
present time.
Je joue = I am playing /
I play
To form the present
tense
Subject pronoun
+ the stem
+ the appropriate
ending
Subject pronouns
je = I
tu = you (sing.)
il = he/it
elle = she/it
on = one
nous = we
vous = you
(pl./sing polite)
ils = they (m,m+f)
elles =they(f)
The stem
In –er verbs the stem
is formed by removing
the –er.
jou er
The Endings
je = -e
tu = -es
il = -e
elle = -e
on = -e
nous = -ons
vous = -ez
ils = -ent
elles = -ent
jouer – to play
je jou e
tu jou es
il jou e
elle joue
on joue
nous jou ons
vous jouez
ils jouent
elles jou ent
chanter – to sing
je chant e
tu chant es
il chant e
elle chante
on chante
nous chant ons
vous chantez
ils chantent
elles chant ent
aimer – to like/love
j’aime
tu aimes
il aime
elle aime
on aime
nous aim ons
vous aimez
ils aiment
elles aim ent