Transcript La conjugation des verbs en “ER”

La conjugaison des
verbes en “ER”
Conjugating ER Verbs
What is an ER Verb?
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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
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Notice that each of these verbs ends in “er”.
How to conjugate:
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The first step is to drop the “er”.
Next add the endings:
-e
-ons
-es
-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
Nous parlons
Tu parles
Vous parlez
Il/ Elle parle
Ils/Elles parlent
In English this is…
To Speak
I speak
You speak
He/She/It speaks
We speak
You speak
They speak
Now you do oneQuitter- 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
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Did you notice that the Je, Tu, Il/Elle, and
Ils/Elles forms of the verbs sound the same?
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The Nous and Vous forms sound different. The
Vous form sounds like the infinitive.
The “GER” Exception
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Verbs that end in “GER” like manger, nager,
and voyager have one exception.
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In the Nous form they end in “eons” not “ons”
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The “e” is added for pronunciation.
Here is an exampleManger- to eat
Je mange
Nous mangeons
Tu manges
Vous mangez
Il/Elle mange 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.
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Here is an exampleArriver- 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!
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Quitter
Habiter
Arriver
Passer
Parler
Ecouter
Regarder
Etudier
Lever
Poser
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Rigoler
Déjeuner
Rentrer
Travailler
Acheter
Coûter
Demander
Aimer
Détester
In conclusion
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Learning ER verbs is an easy way to expand
your French vocabulary.
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Unfortunately not every verb in French that
ends in “er” is an ER Verb. But most are!
Fin