Transcript `ER` VERBS
‘ER’ VERBS Reviewing how to conjugate ER verbs in the present tense What are ER verbs? • ER verbs are a group of verbs where the infinitive ends with the letters ER • REGULAR ER VERBS ALWAYS FOLLOW THE SAME CONJUGATION RULES – These rules help you to know how to conjugate ER verbs with all subjects even when seeing the verb for the first time ER verb conjugation Rules • ER verbs are conjugated following these rules – Step one: Remove the ER to get the stem of the verb (example: Parler -> Parl) • The stem of the verb remains the same for all subjects! – Step two: Add the correct ending to the stem of the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence ER VERB ENDINGS • The ending for ER verbs are as follows – Je ____ e – Tu ____ es – Il _____ e – Elle/on ___ e Nous ____ ons Vous ____ ez Ils _____ ent Elles ____ ent • These are the endings you add to the stem after removing the ER – Example: Je parle : Nous parlons OTHER ER VERBS • Here are some other ER verbs • Quitter = to leave • Entrer = to enter • Arriver = to arrive • Écouter = to listen • Regarder = to watch • Travailler = to work • Étudier = to study Other ER verbs continued • Poser (une question) = to ask (a ?) • Passer (un examen) = to take a test • Rentrer = to return (go back) • Habiter = to live • Chanter = to sing • Danser = to dance • Rigoler = to have fun / joke around • Aimer = to like/love • All of these verbs follow the ER verb conjugation rules Vowels and the subject Je • The subject je become j’ in front of a verb that starts with a vowel – Example: Étudier…conjugated with je -> j’étudie – Example: arriver…conjugated with je -> j’arrive • Je is the only subject where this occurs…all other subjects remain the same – Tu arrives….NOT t’arrives!!!! NEGATIVE • When saying you don’t do something put ne before the conjugated verb and pas after – Example: Je ne chante pas = I don’t sing – Example: Vous ne dansez pas = You don’t dance Acheter and Préférer • Verbs like acheter and préférer have spelling changes in the stem for some of the forms but the endings remain the same. J’achète je préfère Tu achètes tu préfères Il / elle achète il/elle préfère Nous achetons nous préférons Vous achetez vous préférez Ils/ elles achètent ils /elles préfèrent GER and CER verbs • Verbs ending in GER and CER have a spelling change in the NOUS form only – Manger = to eat • Je mange …… nous mangeons – Commencer = to begin • Je commence …… nous commençons