Transcript “RE” VERBS - S5/S6 French

We use the Present Tense to talk about what is
happening right now, at this very minute, e.g.
“The teacher is talking.” “The boy is listening.”
A “regular” verb follows a pattern
Eg I sing
we sing
you sing
you sing
he/she sings
they sing
The pattern in English is EASY!
The pattern in French is more
complicated.
There are three groups of regular
verbs in French and we are going to look
at each group separately.
The first group is
90% of French verbs are regular ER verbs
so it is well worth learning these endings.
To form the present tense of a regular ER
verb, you should follow these rules:
1. Start off with the infinitive, i.e. regarder –
to watch
2. Take off the ER at the end, leaving the
stem, i.e. regard
3. Add the endings as shown:
Here’s how it’s done:
Take the
infinitive:
Add the following endings:
Take off the ER,
leaving the stem:
regarder = to watch
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Je regard
regardE
regarder
Tu regard
regardES
regarder
Il regard
regardE
regarder
Elle regard
regardE
regarder
On regard
regardE
regarder
Nous regard
regardONS
regarder
Vous regard
regardEZ
regarder
Ils regard
regardENT
regarder
Elles regard
regardENT
regarder
I watch, am watching
You watch, are watching
He watch, is watching
She watches, is watching
We watch, are watching
We watch, are watching
You all watch, are watching
They watch, are watching
They watch, are watching
(girls only)
Let’s use those rules to create all the
parts of the verb
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
écouter = to listen
J’écoute
Tu écoutes
Il écoute
Elle écoute
On écoute
Nous écoutons
Vous écoutez
Ils écoutent
Elles écoutent
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
I listen
You listen
He listens
She listens
We listen
We listen
You listen
They listen
They listen
REGULAR “ER” VERBS
PRACTICE EXERCISES
regarde
1. Je ____________
la télé. (regarder)
habite
2. Il _____________
à Dornoch. (habiter)
3. Nous _______________
à la disco. (danser)
dansons
jouent
4. Elles ______________
au volleyball. (jouer)
aimes
5. Tu ____________
faire les magasins. (aimer)
écoutez
6. Vous ______________
de la musique. (écouter)
parle
7. On _________________
au téléphone. (parler)
cherche
8. Elle _______________
des baskets. (chercher)
travaillent
9. Ils _______________
au collège. (travailler)
arrivent
10. Elles ______________
au cinéma. (arriver)
Some common ER verbs
Copy and match up
1. travailler –
2. porter –
3. penser 4. chanter 5. ranger 6. laver –
7. oublier –
8. trouver 9. chercher 10.se presenter -
a)
h)
b)
i)
c)
j)
d)
b)
e)
g)
f)
e)
g)
a)
h)
d)
i)
f)
j)
c)
to forget
work
to sing
wear
to introduce
think
to find
sing
to wash
tidy
to look
washfor
to tidy
forget
to work
find
to wear
look for
to think
introduce
The second group of verbs are ‘RE’ verbs.
REGULAR “RE” VERBS
There are relatively few common « RE » verbs.
Here are some of the most common ones:
vendre
entendre attendre répondre descendreperdre
-
to sell
to hear
to wait for
to reply
to go down
to lose
The RE verbs work in the same way as ER verbs:
To form the present tense of a regular RE verb, you
should follow the following rules:
1. Start off with the infinitive, e.g. vendre – to sell
2. Take off the RE at the end, leaving the stem, i.e.
vend
3. Add the endings as shown:
Here’s how it’s done:
Take the
infinitive:
Add the following endings:
Take off the RE,
leaving the stem:
vendre = to sell
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Je vend
vendS
vendre
Tu vend
vendS
vendre
Il vend
vend_
vendre
Elle vend
vend_
vendre
On vend
vend_
vendre
Nous vend
vendONS
vendre
Vous vend
vendEZ
vendre
Ils vend
vendENT
vendre
Elles vend
vendENT
vendre
I sell, am selling
You sell, are selling
He sells, is selling
She sells, is selling
We sell, are selling
We sell, are selling
You all sell, are selling
They sell, are selling
They sell, are selling
(girls only)
Practice Exercises:
attends
1. J’ ___________
le bus. (attendre)
perd
2. Il ___________
son ballon. (perdre)
vendons
3. Nous ___________
notre maison. (vendre)
descendent
4. Elles ____________
la colline. (descendre)
entend
5. On _____________
les oiseaux. (entendre)
réponds
6. Tu _____________
à la lettre. (répondre)
vendez
7. Vous ____________
des livres. (vendre)
descends
8. Je _____________
l’escalier. (descendre)
entendent
9. Ils _____________
la sonnerie. (entendre)
répond
10. Elle _____________
au courier électronique. (répondre)
REGULAR “IR” VERBS
There are relatively few common « IR »
verbs.
Here is some practice with the most common
ones:
finir
grossir
rougir
nourrir
choisir
-
to finish
to get fat
to blush
to feed
to choose
The third group of verbs are:
To form the present tense of a regular IR verb, you
should follow these rules:
1. Start off with the infinitive, i.e.finir – to finish
2. Take off the IR at the end, leaving the stem, i.e. fin
3. Add the endings as shown:
Here’s how it’s done:
Take the
infinitive:
Add the following endings:
Take off the IR,
leaving the stem:
finir = to finish
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Je fin
finIS
finir
Tu fin
finIS
finir
Il fin
finIT
finir
Elle fin
finIT
finir
On fin
finIT
finir
Nous fin
finISSONS
finir
Vous fin
finISSEZ
finir
Ils fin
finISSENT
finir
Elles fin
finISSENT
finir
I finish am finishing
You finish, are finishing
He finishes, is finishing
She finishes, is finishing
We finish, are finishing
We finish, are finishing
You all finish, are finishing
They finish, are finishing
They finish, are finishing
(girls only)
finis
1. Tu ____________
tes devoirs. (finir)
rougit
2. Il ____________.
(rougir)
grossissent
3. Elles mangent trop de gâteaux et elles _____________.
(grossir)
nourrit
4. On ______________
le chien. (nourrir)
choisissons
5. Nous ______________
la grande pizza. (choisir)
nourrit
6. Elle _______________
les oiseaux. (nourrir)
finis
7. Je _____________
le livre. (finir)
grossissez
8. Vous ______________.
(grossir)
rougissent
9. Ils ________________
parce qu’ils sont timides.
(rougir)
choisis
10. Je ________________
la robe bleue. (choisir)
Summary of Regular Verb Endings
To form the present tense take off the
last 2 letters of the infinitive (ER, RE or
IR) and add the following endings.
ER
RE
IR
I
Je
-e
-s
-is
You
Tu
-es
-s
-is
-
-it
He/She/We Il/Elle/On -e
We
Nous
-ons -ons -issons
You all/You (f)
Vous
-ez -ez -issez
They Ils/Elles -ent -ent -issent