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”). 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: Here are some -ER verbs: parler, écouter, quitter, arriver Notice that each of these verbs ends in “-er”. Notice that each of these verbs ends in “-er”.

How to conjugate: 1. The first step is to drop the “-er”. 2. Next add the endings: -e-ons -es-ez -e-ent

Put it together… Parler (infinitive form)- to speak Drop “-er” = PARL (stem) Je parlNous parl Tu parlVous parl On/Il/Elle parlIls/Elles parl Now add the endings-

Finished Verb Parler: to speak Je parleNous parlons Tu parlesVous parlez On/Il/Elle parleIls/Elles parlent

In English this is… To Speak I speakWe speak You speakYou speak He/She/It speaksThey 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 On/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? 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. The Nous and Vous forms sound different. The Vous form sounds like the infinitive.

The verbs ending “-GER” & “-CER” exceptions Verbs that end in “-GER” like manger, nager, and voyager have one exception: in the NOUS form they end in “-eons” not “-ons” (we have to add the E to soften the G) Verbs that end in “-GER” like manger, nager, and voyager have one exception: in the NOUS form they end in “-eons” not “-ons” (we have to add the E to soften the G) Verbs that end in “-CER” like lancer and commencer have one exception: in the NOUS form they end in “-çons” not “-ons” (we have to add the Ç to soften the C) Verbs that end in “-CER” like lancer and commencer have one exception: in the NOUS form they end in “-çons” not “-ons” (we have to add the Ç to soften the C)

Here is an example- Manger- to eat Je mange Tu manges On/Il/Elle mange Nous mangeons Vous mangez Ils/Elles mangent

Don’t forget… Verbs that begin with a vowel sound 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’arriveNous arrivons Tu arrivesVous arrivez Il/Elle arriveIls/Elles arrivent

Here are some -ER verbs. See if you can conjugate them! Quitter Quitter Habiter Habiter Acheter** Acheter** Arriver Arriver Passer Passer Parler Parler Ecouter Ecouter Regarder Regarder Etudier Etudier Lever** Lever** Poser Poser Rigoler Rigoler Déjeuner Déjeuner Rentrer Rentrer Travailler Travailler Payer* Payer* Coûter Coûter Demander Demander Aimer Aimer Détester Détester Appeler*** Appeler*** * = verb with odd stem ** = odd verbs with accents!! *** = verb with double consonant

Le Verbe: ACHETER (= to buy) J’achète Tuachètes On Il achète Elle Nous achetons Vousachetez Ils achètent Elles

Le Verbe: LEVER (= to raise/lift) Jelève Tulèves On Il lève Elle Nouslevons Vouslevez Ils lèvent Elles

Le Verbe: APPELER (= to call) J’appelle Tuappelles On Il appelle Elle Nousappelons Vousappelez Ils appellent Elles

Le Verbe: PAYER (= to pay/ pay for) Jepaie Tupaies On Il paie Elle Nouspayons Vouspayez IlspaientElles

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