1. Infinitive
There are 3 groups of REGULAR verbs in French: verbs ending with -ER = 1st group verbs ending with -IR = 2nd group verbs ending with -RE = 3rd group

2. conjugation
Verbs are called REGULAR when they all follow the same rule for CONJUGATION. There is one rule for each of the 3 groups of verbs.
Irregular verbs also have the same endings (-er; -ir or –re) but they do not follow any rule for their conjugation

3. conjugation
Stem ending regard er chant er aim er … Now add new endings
To conjugate you will keep the stem and drop the infinitive ending which is -er for 1st group verbs. Once you have the stem, you will add new endings to this stem

4. Conjugation of regular –er verbs
Singular Plural
Je -e
Nous -ons
Tu -es
Vous ez
il / elle -e On
ils / elles -ent

5. Conjugation of regular –er verbs
Singular Plural -e
-ons
-es
-ez
-ent
Note that the pronunciation it all sounds the same. –es and ent do not make a sound, it sounds just like e. The only 2 different sounds that can be heard are –ons and ez

6. Stems ending with the letter “g”
stem + ending Add –e in the nous form: nag er nous nageons voyag er nous voyageons mang er nous mangeons
The French like their language to sound good. A vowel such as a or o after the letter g would turn its sound to Gue, which does not sound right. To improve the sound, you must add a phonetic e after the g to continue producing the same sound.

7. Irregular –er verbs Aller is irregular: vais allons allez va vas vont
Although aller (to go) ends with –er, it is irregular. You have to memorize its conjugation.

8. When 2 verbs follow each other: conjugate the first verb the second verb is in the infinitive

9. When 2 verbs each follow other.. Nous aimons chanter 1 2
We like to travel. See how the first verb is conjugated and the second verb is in the infinitive with the ir ending. Nous aimons reussir, we like to succeed.

10. practice
Conjugate: Tu (voyager) Nous (aimer) Marie et Marc (acheter) Julie et toi (parler)

11. practice; answers
Conjugate: Tu voyages Nous aimons Marie et Marc achètent * Julie et toi parlez *
Note that Marieand Marc make They as a subject pronoun. Notice the accent grave on the e to create the sound achete.
Julie and you correspond to YOU . It is conjugated like VOUS 2nd person plural

12. Likes, Dislikes, and Preferences
J’aime mieux
faire de la vidéo.
J’aime bien
faire de la photo.
Je préfère jouer au foot.
Je n’aime pas
le tennis.
J’adore
le sport.

13. Emphasis and connectors
J’aime beaucoup
J’aime surtout
J’aime mieux
J’aime bien
Mais Et Ou
Aussi
I like a lot
I especially like
I like better
I like
But
And Or
Also