1. Notes les 10-11 septembre Les verbes réguliers The infinitives of most verbs in French end in –er. Regular –er verbs are conjugated as follows: PARLER (to speak) je parlenous parlons tu parlesvous parlez il/elle/on parleils/elles parlent

2. Other regular –er verbs include: aimer (to like/love)habiter (to live) arriver (to arrive)oublier (to forget) commencer (to begin)partager (to share) dessiner (to draw)retrouver (to meet up with) étudier (to study) voyager (to travel)

3. The second group of regular verbs end in –ir. They are conjugated as follows: CHOISIR (to choose) je choisisnous choisissons tu choisisvous choisissez il/elle/on choisitils/elles choisissent

4. Other regular –ir verbs include: finir (to finish)réagir (to react) grandir (to grow)réfléchir (to think/to reflect) obéir (to obey)réussir (to succeed)

5. The third group of regular verbs end in –re. They are conjugated as follows: ATTENDRE (to wait) j’attendsnous attendons tu attendsvous attendez il/elle/on attendils/elles attendent

6. Other regular –re verbs include: descendre (to go down)rendre (to give back) entendre (to hear)répondre (to answer) perdre (to lose)vendre (to sell)

7. Making negatives: Place ne…pas around a conjugated verb to make a negative. Je ne finis pas mes devoirs à l’école. (I don’t finish my homework at school.) Replace pas with jamais (never) to express something that never happens. Il n’arrive jamais à l’heure. (He never arrives on time.)