1. les verbes -er In the English present tense, the verb makes only one change in its form. Ex. to walk I walk You walk We walk They walk BUT he, she, it walk s

2. les verbes -er In French, there are lots of changes. The base form of most French verbs ends in the letters -er. To change (or conjugate) the -er verbs, you need to do the following:

3. les verbes -er  remove the -er.  add the following endings with these subjects: je ( I) -enous (we) -ons tu (you) -esvous (you) -ez il ( he) -eils (they) -ent elle (she) -eelles (they) -ent

4. les verbes -er Let’s break this down into simple steps. Using the word parler (to speak) take off the -er and we have parl- to say “I speak”, use “Je” and then put the ending that goes with “Je “ on the end of parl- Je parle. I speak. OR I am speaking. OR I do speak. OK. C’est à toi! (Your turn) -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es

5. les verbes -er chanter = to sing -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es I sing = je chante

6. les verbes -er chanter = to sing -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es You sing = tu chantes

7. les verbes -er danser = to dance -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es I dance = je danse

8. les verbes -er danser = to dance -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es You dance = tu danses

9. les verbes -er regarder = to look at, watch -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es You (informal) watch= tu regardes

10. les verbes -er regarder = to look at, watch -er verb endings nous -ons We watch= nous regardons

11. les verbes -er regarder = to look at, watch -er verb endings ils -ent They watch= ils regardent

12. les verbes -er manger = to eat -er verb endings il -e He eats= Il mange

13. les verbes -er parler = to speak -er verb endings vous -ez You (formal) are speaking! Vous parlez!

14. les verbes -er nager = to swim -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es You (plural) are swimming! Vous nagez!

15. les verbes -er -er verb ending s je (I) -e tu (you) -es Remember how le and la drop the vowel before a vowel sound and become l’? Guess what je does before a vowel sound. Anyone? That’s right. It becomes j’

16. -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es Let’s practice. I hear. écouter = to hear J’écoute.

17. I study. étudier = to study J’étudie. -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es

18. I like French! aimer = to like J’aime le français! -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es

19. You like French! aimer = to like Tu aimes le français! -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es

20. I love French class! adorer = to love J’adore -er verb endings je (I) -e tu (you) -es la classe de français!

21. chanter = to sing She sings= Elle chante. Céline Dion chante! -er verb endings il -e elle -e

22. les élèves = the students/manger = to eat The student eats French fries covered with cheese. mange. L’élèvedes poutines -er verb endings il _e elle _e

23. adorer=to love The student loves the book. adore le livre. L’élève -er verb endings il -e elle -e

24. adorer=to love We love money! adorons l’argent!Nous -er verb endings nous -ons

25. regarder = to look at, watch The students watch tv. regardent la télé. Les élèves -er verb endings ils –ent elles -ent

26. étudier= to study The students study. étudient. Les élèves -er verb endings ils – ent elles - ent

27. Travailler = to work -er verb endings ils -ent The students work. travaillent. Les élèves