La conjugaison des verbes en “ER” Conjugating ER Verbs

What is an ER Verb? 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 Notice that each of these verbs ends in “er”.

How to conjugate: 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 We speak You speak You speak He/She/It speaks They speak

Now you do one- Quitter- 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 Did you notice that the Je, Tu, Il/Elle, and Ils/Elles forms of the verbs sound the same? The Nous and Vous forms sound different. The Vous form sounds like the infinitive. Draw the boot.

The “GER” Exception Verbs that end in “GER” like manger, nager, and voyager have one exception. In the Nous form they end in “eons” not “ons” The “e” is added for pronunciation.

Here is an example- Manger- 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. Here is an example- Arriver- 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! Quitter Habiter Arriver Passer Parler Ecouter Regarder Etudier Lever Poser Rigoler Déjeuner Rentrer Travailler Acheter Coûter Demander Aimer Détester

In conclusion Learning ER verbs is an easy way to expand your French vocabulary. Unfortunately not every verb in French that ends in “er” is an ER Verb. But most are! Fin