1. Verbs in French
Les Verbes en français

2. What is a verb?
Verb shows ACTION
Examples:
Run
Dance
Sing

3. VERBS IN FRENCH 4 categories of verbs 1st conjugation End in ER
2nd conjugation End in IR
3rd conjugation End in RE
Irregular verbs NO specific ending

4. 1st conjugation – ER verbs
Parler
INFINITIVE
ER is still attached
Infinitive - In English
TO ____________
Parler parl
STEM
ER is not attached
ER is dropped from the infinitive form

5. Rule for conjugating ER verbs
Drop ER from the infinitive and add the following endings to the stem
je e
nous ons
tu es
vous ez
il/elle e
ils/elles ent

6. Pronunciation of endings
ons es
ez /a/
ent

7. How to conjugate an ER verb:
Parler – (to speak/ to talk)
Infinitive
How do you know?
ER is still attached
Means = to ________
Parler – (to speak/ to talk)
Parl (stem)
Je parle nous parlons
Tu parles vous parlez
Il/elle parle ils/elles parlent

8. English translations:
3 present tense translations for each:
Je parle (talk)
1. I talk
2. I am talking
3. I do talk
Je parle beaucoup.
I talk a lot.
I am talking a lot.
I do talk a lot.

9. English translations:
3 present tense translations for each:
Tu parles (talk)
1. You talk
2. You are talking
3. You do talk
Tu parles beaucoup.
You talk a lot.
You are talking a lot.
You do talk a lot.

10. English translations:
3 present tense translations for each:
Il parle (talk)
1. He talks
2. He is talking
3. He does talk
Il parle beaucoup.
He talks a lot.
He is talking a lot.
He does talk a lot.

11. English translations:
3 present tense translations for each:
Nous parlons (talk)
1. We talk
2. We are talking
3. We do talk
Nous parlons beaucoup.
We talk a lot.
We are talking a lot.
We do talk a lot.

12. English translations:
3 present tense translations for each:
Vous parlez (talk)
1. You talk
2. You are talking
3. You do talk
Vous parlez beaucoup.
You talk a lot.
You are talking a lot.
You do talk a lot.

13. English translations:
3 present tense translations for each:
Ils parlent (talk)
1. They talk
2. They are talking
3. They do talk
Ils parlent beaucoup.
They talk a lot.
They are talking a lot.
They do talk a lot.

14. List of ER (1st conjugation) verbs
2. chanter – to sing
3. danser – to dance
dîner – to have dinner
écouter – to listen (t0)
étudier – to study
jouer - to play
regarder – to watch/ to look at
téléphoner à – to call
travailler – to work
aimer – to like/to love
habiter – to live
inviter – to invite
visiter – to visit (place)
organiser – to organize
manger* - to eat
nager* - to swim
voyager* - to travel

15. Conjugate #2 chanter - #15 organiser practice
2. Chanter – to sing
Je chante nous chantons
Tu chantes vous chantez
Il/elle chante ils/elles chantent