1. Les verbes réguliers (-er / -ir / -re)
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Les verbes réguliers
(-er / -ir / -re)

2. The basic sentence formula: Subject verb object. I ride a bike.

3. He rides the snowmobile. They study together.
What are verbs?
Verbs describe the action a subject does in a sentence.
She watches a movie.
He rides the snowmobile.
They study together.

4. He rides the snowmobile. They study together.
What are tenses?
Tenses let you know when the action occurs (timeline)
She watches a movie.
He rides the snowmobile.
They study together.

5. They would study together.
What are tenses?
If you change the tense, you change the meaning of the sentence!
She will watch a movie.
He rode the snowmobile.
They would study together.

6. Verbs (infinitive form)
In English all infinitive verbs have To beforehand:
To listen To go
To eat To work
To study To read
To drive To be
To have To play

7. Verbs (infinitive form)
In French all infinitive verbs have one of 3 endings:
Jouer (-er)
Finir (-ir)
Attendre (-re)

8. Verbs (infinitive form)
Infinitive French verbs (usually) translate exactly as English infinitive verbs:
Jouer = to play
Finir = to finish
Attendre = to wait

9. He to watch a movie. He watches a movie.
Just like in English, you (usually) can’t just use infinitive verbs in your sentences! They need to be conjugated (written in a tense)
He to watch a movie.
He watches a movie.

10. How to change the verb from the infinitive form to be written in a sentence:
All regular –er verbs follow the same “equation” All regular –ir verbs follow the same “equation” All regular –re verbs follow the same “equation”

11. For the present tense, there are 3 different “equations” to memorize!

12. The basic formula… Infinitive verb (without the ending two letters) + Ending (that matches the tense & subject) Conjugated verb

13. Verbs that end in “er”… Infinitive verb (drop the “er”) + Ending (that matches the tense & subject)
(Je / J’) e
(Nous)
ons
(Tu) es
(Vous) ez
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
(Ils/Elles)
ent

14. Verbs that end in “er”… Jouer (to play) Je joue Nous jouons Tu joues
(Vous)
Vous jouez
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
Le chat joue
(Ils/Elles)
Ils jouent

15. Jouer (to play) I play I am playing We play We are playing You play
(Je / J’)
I play
I am playing
(Nous)
We play
We are playing
(Tu)
You play
You are playing
(Vous)
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
The cat plays
The cat is playing
(Ils/Elles)
They play
They are playing

16. is issons issez it issent
Verbs that end in “ir”… Infinitive verb (drop the “ir”) + Ending (that matches the tense & subject)
(Je / J’) is
(Nous)
issons
(Tu)
(Vous)
issez
(Il, Elle, On, Qui) it
(Ils/Elles)
issent

17. Verbs that end in “ir”… Finir (to finish) Je finis Nous finissons
(Je / J’)
Je finis
(Nous)
Nous finissons
(Tu)
Tu finis
(Vous)
Vous finissez
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
Le chat finit
(Ils/Elles)
Ils finissent

18. Finir (to finish) I finish I am finishing We finish We are finishing
(Je / J’)
I finish
I am finishing
(Nous)
We finish
We are finishing
(Tu)
You finish
You are finishing
(Vous)
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
The cat finishes
The cat is finishing
(Ils/Elles)
They finish
They are finishing

19. Verbs that end in “re”… Infinitive verb (drop the “re”) + Ending (that matches the tense & subject)
(Je / J’) s
(Nous)
ons
(Tu)
(Vous) ez
(Il, Elle, On, Qui) -
(Ils/Elles)
ent

20. Verbs that end in “re”… Attendre (to wait) J’attends Tu attends
(Je / J’)
J’attends
(Nous)
Nous attendons
(Tu)
Tu attends
(Vous)
Vous attendez
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
Le chat attend
(Ils/Elles)
Ils attendent

21. Attendre (to wait) I wait I am waiting We wait We are waiting You wait
(Je / J’)
I wait
I am waiting
(Nous)
We wait
We are waiting
(Tu)
You wait
You are waiting
(Vous)
(Il, Elle, On, Qui)
The cat waits
The cat is waiting
(Ils/Elles)
They wait
They are waiting

22. -er -e
-ons
-es
-ez
-ent
-ir
-is
-issons
-issez
-it
-issent
-re -s
-ons
-ez -
-ent

23. Did you notice? In English you can say/write: I am eating a sandwich
In French, there is no am helping verb.
Je mange un sandwich.
This is a bit tricky since there is only one word in French for two words in English!