2. Like in English, verbs are words. Also, as in English, they usually follow the (often a person), which is doing the action. There are subjects: je tu il/elle nous vous ils/elles action subject 6 I we he/she you you (pl.) they (m/f)

3. Les Verbes en “ER” When a and verb are placed together in a sentence, the form of the verb changes, depending on the subject used. This is called a. Ex: I walk. You walk. He walks. Je marche. Tu marches. Il marche As you can see from the example, the ending of the verb changes when a different subject is used. In French, there is a large group of verbs which follow the same pattern. This group is commonly referred to as “ER” Verbs, because in all of these verbs, the (original form of the verb) ends in ER. conjugation infinitive subject

4. SUBJECTENDINGEXAMPLETRANSLATION je… Je joue.I play. tu… Tu joues.You play. il/elle… Il joue.He plays. nous… Nous jouons.We play. vous… Vous jouez.You play. ils/elles… Elles jouent.They play. To conjugate an “ER” verb, remove the “ER” and add the endings: e es e ons ez ent Jouer is an “ER” verb,

5. While many verbs follow a conjugation pattern (like ER verbs), those which do not follow a pattern are referred to as “irregular verbs”. Avoir and Faire are“irregular verbs” : faire To make/to do avoir To have

6. Verbe je / j’tuil/ellenousvousils/elles avoir to have (I have) (you have) (he/she has) (we have) (you have) (they have) faire to do to make NOTES: Unlike the English subject “I”, in French, the subject “je” is not always capitalized. The only time it is capitalized is when it is found at the beginning of a sentence. Remember that je becomes j’ when it is followed by a vowel. J’aiTu asIl /elle aNous avonsIls ontVous avez Ils font Vous faîtes Nous faisons Il /elle fait Tu faisJe fais

7. SUBJECTENDINGEXAMPLETRANSLATION je… Je faisI do. tu… Tu faisYou do. il/elle/on… Il faitHe does. nous… Nous faisons.We do. vous… Vous faites.You do. ils/elles… Elles font.They do. To conjugate the verb faire: fais fait faisons faites font