Transcript -er verbs

-er verbs
In order to read and write in French, we need to be able to
make sentences. Sentences in French are made up of the
same elements as in English:
• Noun – a word that
refers to a person,
place, thing, or idea.
• Pronoun – a word that
takes the place of a
noun.
• Verb – an action
word.
A sentence must have at least a noun (or pronoun) and a verb!
Sentences can be written from 1
of 3 points of view:
• 1st person: Used to talk about yourself.
• 2nd person: Used to talk to someone else.
• 3rd person: Used to talk about someone else.
There are 9 subject pronouns in French:
nous = we
je = I
you
vous
=
you
tu =
(1 person polite OR
(1 person, familiar)
more than 1 person)
ils = they
il = he
(all males OR
males and females)
elle = she
elles = they
on*= one
(all females)
*On
is an impersonal pronoun. Literally translated it means
“one”. Sometimes it will also be translated as “they” or “we”.
You will get used to it with time!
To put a verb in to a sentence in
French, you must conjugate (or
change it) to go with the subject.
We do this a little bit in English:
I jump. You jump.
But: She jumps.
To conjugate a regular –er verb:
•You drop off the –er at the end of the
infinitive. ( the unconjugated form;
also the form found in the dictionary)
•This gives you the stem.
•Then, you add the verb ending which
matches the subject.
Verb endings:
je –e
tu – es
il –e
elle – e
on - e
nous – ons
vous -ez
ils –ent
elles – ent
A conjugated verb chart looks
like this:
Parler = to speak
Je parle
Nous parlons
Tu parles
Vous parlez
Il
Elle parle
On
Ils parlent
Elles parlent
There are a few exceptions to the
rule. (Quelle Surprise!)
je becomes j’ before a vowel:
J’aime…
J’adore…
J’invite
But: Je parle.
If a verb ends in –ger we add an -e
before the nous ending –ons:
Nous mangeons.
Nous changeons.
But, Vous changez.
Now, you are ready to start using
sentences in French!