1. -ER Verbs

2. What is an –ER Verb ? An –ER verb is a ‘doing word’ that ends in –ER. Eg: acheterto buy aimerto like écouterto listen habiterto live

3. How do you form the present tense of –ER verbs? It is very easy! All you need to do is remember 5 easy steps...

4. STEP 1 Choose your –ER verb and write it down: DANSER (to dance)

5. STEP 2 Take off the –ER ending. You are left with THE STEM. ‘DANS’ (this is your stem)

6. STEP 3 Write the 9 subjects of your verb: Je Tu Il Elle On Nous Vous Ils Elles I You (informal) He She One / Someone We You (formal / group) They (masculine) They (feminine)

7. STEP 4 Write the stem next to your 9 subjects: Jedans Tudans Ildans Elledans Ondans Nousdans Vousdans Ilsdans Ellesdans

8. STEP 5 Write the present tense endings at the end of the stem. Jedanse Tudanses Ildanse Elledanse Ondanse Nousdansons Vousdansez Ilsdansent Ellesdansent

9. Remember the endings!!! e es e e e ons ez ent

10. What does it mean in English? Jedanse Tudanses Ildanse Elledanse Ondanse Nousdansons Vousdansez Ilsdansent Ellesdansent I dance You dance (informal) He dances She dances One / Someone dances We dance You dance (formal / group) They dance (masculine) They dance (feminine)

11. Translate into French He likes(aimer) We live(habiter) You (informal) play(jouer) I hate(detester) She eats(manger) They (masc.) listen(ecouter) You (formal) sing(chanter) Someone works(travailler) They watch (fem.) (regarder)

12. Answers He likes We live You (informal) play I hate She eats They (masc.) listen You (formal) sing Someone works They watch (fem.) Il aime Nous habitons Tu joues Je déteste Elle mange Ils écoutent Vous chantez On travaille Elles regardent