REGULAR “ER” VERBS HOW TO CONJUGATE THEM

STEP 1 TAKE OFF THE “ER” ENDING YOU ARE NOW LEFT WITH THE STEM OR ROOT OR BASE

STEP 2 TO THIS STEM OR ROOT OR BASE, YOU WILL NOW ADD THE FOLLOWING ENDINGS, DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT PRONOUN

STEP 3 FOR THE SINGULAR: 1 ST PERSON = (“I”) THE ENDING IS =“E” 2 ND PERSON = (“YOU”) ENDING IS = “ES” 3 RD PERSON M.=(“HE”) ENDING IS = “E” 3 RD PERSON F.=(“SHE”) ENDING IS = “E” 3 RD PERSON ?=(“ONE”) ENDING IS = “E”

STEP 3 (CONT.) 1 ST PERSON “I” = “JE” 2 ND PERSON “YOU = “TU” 3 RD PERSON M. “HE” = “IL” 3 RD PERSON F. “SHE” = “ELLE” 3 RD PERSON ? “ONE” = “ON”

STEP 3 (CONT.) FOR THE PLURAL : 1 ST PERSON = (“WE”) THE ENDING IS = “ONS” 2 ND PERSON = (“YOU”) THE ENDING IS = “EZ” 3 RD PERSON M. (“THEY”) ENDING IS = “ENT” 3 RD PERSON F. (“THEY”) ENDING IS = “ENT”

STEP 3 (CONT.) 1 ST PERSON “WE” = “NOUS” 2 ND PERSON “YOU” = “VOUS” 3 RD PERSON M. “THEY” = “ILS” 3 RD PERSON F. “THEY” = “ELLES”

EXAMPLE “DONNER” = TO GIVE JE DONNE = I GIVE, I DO GIVE, I AM GIVING TU DONNES = YOU GIVE, YOU DO GIVE, YOU ARE GIVING IL DONNE = HE GIVES, HE DOES GIVE, HE IS GIVING ELLE DONNE = SHE GIVES, SHE DOES GIVE, SHE IS GIVING ON DONNE = ONE GIVES, ONE DOES GIVE, ONE IS GIVING

EXAMPLE (CONT.) “DONNER” = TO GIVE NOUS DONNONS = WE GIVE, WE DO GIVE, WE ARE GIVING VOUS DONNEZ = YOU GIVE, YOU DO GIVE, YOU ARE GIVING ILS DONNENT = THEY GIVE, THEY DO GIVE, THEY ARE GIVING ELLES DONNENT = THEY GIVE, THEY DO GIVE, THEY ARE GIVING

SUMMARY REGULAR “ER” VERB ENDINGS ARE: FOR SINGULAR FOR PLURAL “E”“ONS” “ES”“EZ” “E”“ENT” “E”