Transcript Notes le 27 octobre

Notes le 27 octobre
La conjugaison des verbes réguliers en –er
(Conjugating regular –er verbs)
We’ve already learned the complete conjugation of one verb, ÊTRE (to be).
ÊTRE (to be)
je suis (I am)
tu es (you are)
il/elle/on est (he/she/one is)
nous sommes (we are)
vous êtes (you (plural) are)
ils/elles sont (they are)
Now we’ll learn how to conjugate regular verbs that end
in -er.
To conjugate a verb, you take the stem of the INFINITIVE and
add the appropriate endings. The infinitive is the most basic
form of a verb. Most infinitives in French end in –er.
Here are some examples of French infinitives:
parler (to speak)
arriver (to arrive)
habiter (to live)
When conjugating a verb, you remove the final –er from the
infinitive, which leaves you with the VERB STEM.
Infinitive
parler
arriver
habiter
Stem
parlarrivhabit-
You finish the conjugation by adding the following endings. The
ending you choose depends on the subject of the verb.
Subject
je
tu
il/elle/on
nous
vous
ils/elles
Verb ending
-e
-es
-e
-ons
-ez
-ent
Here are the complete present tense conjugations of two –er verbs:
PARLER (to speak)
je parle (I speak)
nous parlons (we speak)
tu parles (you speak)
vous parlez (you (plural) speak)
il/elle/on parle (he/she/one speaks) ils/elles parlent (they speak)
AIMER (to like, love)
j’aime (I like)
nous aimons (we like)
tu aimes (you like)
vous aimez (you (plural) like)
il/elle/on aime (he/she/one likes) ils/elles aiment (they like)
The endings are silent except for –ons and –ez.
je parle
tu parles
il/elle/on parle
nous parlons
vous parlez
ils/elles parlent
If a verb begins with a vowel or a silent h, there is a
contraction between je and the verb:
J’aime le français. (I like French.)
J’habite à Issaquah. (I live in Issaquah.)