1. Regular and Irregular Verbs

2. Conjugations: In French, there are 3 types of verbs in the present tense : ER, IR et RE. For example: ParlerFinirVendre

3. Regular ER verbs: To conjugate regular ER verbs in the present, we drop the er from the infinitive. For example: parler parl THEN, we add the following endings: e, es, e, ons, ez, ent

4. Parler (to speak) Je parle Tu parles Il/Elleparle Nousparlons Vousparlez Ils/Ellesparlent I speak, I am speaking You speak, you are speaking He/She speaks, he/she is speaking We speak, we are speaking You speak, you are speaking They speak, they are speaking

5. Essayons! Chercher (to look for) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ cherche cherches cherche cherchons cherchez cherchent Donner (to give) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ donne donnes donne donnons donnez donnent

6. Now, a few irreguliars… With verbs that finish with GER, we must keep the E between the G et the O. For example: mangeons NOT mangons. Manger (to eat) Je mange Tumanges Il/Ellemange Nousmangeons Vousmangez Ils/Ellesmangent

7. ...irregulars continued With verbs that finish with CER, the only difference is that we use a ç (cedille) instead of a c in front of the o. For example, commençons PAS commencons. Commencer (to begin) Je commence Tucommences Il/Ellecommence Nouscommençons Vouscommencez Ils/Ellescommencent

8. So, pay attention to:

9. Regular IR verbs To conjugate regular IR verbs in the present, we drop the « ir » from the infinitive. For example: finir fin THEN, we add the following endings: is, is, it, issons, issez, issent

10. Finir (to finish) Je finis Tu finis Il/Ellefinit Nousfinissons Vousfinissez Ils/Ellesfinissent I finish, I am finishing You finish, you are finishing He/She finishes, he/she is finishing We finish, we are finishing You finish, you are finishing They finish, they are finishing

11. Essayons! Choisir (to choose) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ choisis choisit choisissons choisissez choisissent Réussir (to succeed) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ réussis réussit réussissons réussissez Réussissent

12. Regular RE verbs To conjugate regular RE verbs in the present, we drop the« re » from the infinitive form. For example: vendre vend THEN, we add the following endings: s, s, -, ons, ez, ent

13. Vendre (to sell) Je vends Tu vends Il/Ellevend Nousvendons Vousvendez Ils/Ellesvendent I sell, I am selling You sell, you are selling He/She sells, he/she is selling We sell, we are selling You sell, you are selling They sell, they are selling

14. Essayons! Entendre (to hear) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ entends entend entendons entendez entendent Défendre (to defend) Je _______________ Tu _______________ Il/Elle _______________ Nous _______________ Vous _______________ Ils/Elles _______________ défends défend défendons défendez défendent

15. Review! ER = e, es, e, ons, ez, ent IR = is, is, it, issons, issez, issent RE = s, s, -, ons, ez, ent

16. Now, some practice!