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Er verbs
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Infinitive verbs An infinitive verb in English looks like this: TO SING TO before the verb makes it infinitive In French, the marker is the last two letters. The most common one is ER
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In english You take off TO, when the verb is matched to a subject in a sentence: To sing We sing along!
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In French Also REMOVE ER WHAT REMAINS IS THE STEM, the stem is the part that doesnt change.
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Example AIMER = TO LIKE/LOVE REMOVE THE ER THE STEM IS AIM
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Now to match the verb to the subject… You ADD an ending to the stem.
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Which ending? The ending is based on the subject
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Remember the subject pronouns? How many subject pronouns do we have?
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neuf Je, tu, il, elle Nous, vous, ils, elles
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Good thing! 8 subject pronouns BUT only 5 different endings
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THE ENDINGS 5 ENDINGS, 5 FINGERS The endings are at the tip of YOUR HAND!
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5 endings..based on 5 fingers e es ons ez ent aim
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For which subjects? Je/j Il Elle On tu nous vous Ils elles e es ons ez ent aim
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Lets put it together 1. Infinitive verb AIMER 2. Remove ER 3. You got the stem: AIM 4. Add the ending based on the subject 5. Thats a verb conjugated verb!
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AIMER Jaime Tu aimes Il,elle, on aime Nous aimons Vous aimez Ils, elles aiment
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E ES ONS EZ ENT THE ENDINGS IN RED ARE not pronounced. They are silent endings on é These endings are not silent
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AIMER Jaime Tu aimes Il,elle, on aime Nous aimons Vous aimez Ils, elles aiment
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ER VERBS AIMER = TO LIKE CHANTER = TO SING PARLER = TO SPEAK REGARDER = TO WATCH / LOOK ECOUTER = TO LISTEN
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What is the stem of…. Chanter Parler Regarder écouter
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The stems are… Chant Parl Regard écout
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CHANTER Je chante Tu chantes Il/elle chante Nous chantons Vous chantez ils/elles chantent
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