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jouer au
basket
-ER VERB CONJUGATION
Verb conjugation is like doing a puzzle. Just follow these two steps:
For –er verbs:
1. Drop the –er
2. Match the verb ending to the subject
For example:
Je/aimer  J’aime
Tu/aimer  Tu aimes
Subject Verb Ending
Je -e
Tu -es
Il -e
Elle -e
On -e
Nous -ons
*Nous -eons
Vous -ez
Ils -ent
Elles -ent
-ER VERBS
Talk
Eat
Play
Swim
Like
Dislike
PARLER
to talk
MANGER
to eat
JOUER
to play
NAGER
to swim
AIMER
to like
DETESTER
to dislike
French –er verbs
are called “-er” verbs
because
they end in “-er”
parler
manger
aimer
detester
Do you see that they end in –
?
jouer
nager
Yes
No
J’aime nager!
SUBJECT/VERB MATCHING
Speaking French is a lot like putting together a puzzle. The subject and
the verb need to match.
You need to find the matching ending.
How? Look at this chart to learn the matching ending for each subject.
Subject
Verb Ending
Je
-e
Tu
-es
Il
-e
Elle
-e
LET’S PRACTICE!
Let’s practice matching subjects and verb endings! Use the chart below
to decide which ending matches the subject:
Subject
Verb Ending
Je
-e
Tu
-es
Il
-e
Elle
-e
1. Je parl__
a.
-e
b.
-es
LOOK CAREFULLY AT THIS CHART…
Subject
Verb Ending
Je
-e
Tu
-es
Il
-e
Elle
-e
Which letter is matched up with the subject je?
MORE PRACTICE
Subject
Verb Ending
Je
-e
Tu
-es
Il
-e
Elle
-e
2. Je nag__.
a.
-e
b.
-es
THERE IS AN EXCEPTION…
When you want to say “we” you need to pay attention to verbs with the
letter “g.” Examples are: nager and manger. For these verbs you need to
add an “e” before the regular “ons” ending.
Subject “We”
Verb Ending
Nous
-ons
-eons
Examples in a sentence:
Nous
Nous
Nous
Nous
mangeons.
nageons.
parlons.
aimons le chien.
(We
(We
(We
(We
eat.)
swim.)
speak.)
like the dog.)
EXCEPTION PRACTICE
In the sentence below, was the “Exception Rule” used or did we use the
“Regular Rule” ?
HINT: If the last five letters are: “geons” the Exception Rule was
used.
1. Nous mangeons la pizza.
Regular
Rule
Exception
Rule
MORE PRACTICE
Which sentence is an example of the Exception Rule?
1. Nous mangeons la pizza.
2. Nous detestons la pizza.
3. Nous jouons.
Exception
Rule
-ER VERB ENDINGS
Je -e
Tu -es
Il -e
Elle -e
On -e
Nous -ons
*Nous -eons
Vous -ez
Ils -ent
Elles -ent
*When stem ends in “g” the ending is -eons
Try Again
SENTENCE PRACTICE
Subject Verb
Ending
Let’s practice making sentences!
Je -e
Visit this link to practice. Remember for all –er verbs:
Tu -es
1. Drop the –er
2. Add the matching ending
3. Watch out for the Exception Rule
Il -e
Elle -e
On -e
Nous -ons
*Nous -eons
Vous -ez
Ils -ent
Elles -ent
FIN