1. A reminder: There are three major groups of regular verbs : verbs with infinitives ending in -er, verbs with infinitives ending in -ir, and verbs with infinitives ending in -re.

2. -er verbs To conjugate these verbs: 1.drop the -er from the infinitive to form the stem. 2.Next, add the –er endings to the stem : -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent

3. Parler = to speak Je parleNous parlons Tu parlesVous parlez Il/elle/on parleIls/elles parlent Past participle: parlé

4. -ir verbs To conjugate these verbs: 1.drop the -ir from the infinitive to form the stem. 2.Next, add the –ir endings to the stem : -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent

5. Finir = to finish Je finisNous finissons Tu finisVous finissez Il/elle/on finitIls/elles finissent Past participle: fini

6. -re verbs To conjugate these verbs: 1.drop the -re from the infinitive to form the stem. 2.Next, add the –re endings to the stem : -s, -s, -, -ons, -ez, -ent

7. Vendre = to sell Je vendsNous vendons Tu vendsVous vendez Il/elle/on vendIls/elles vendent Past participle: vendu

8. Boot verbs! Some –er verbs have a spelling change or stem change. We sometimes call them Boot verbs.

9. Stem-changing verbs or boot verbs, have irregular stems in all the singular forms as well as the third person plural.

10. considérer = to consider *Note: present tense: é in the penultimate syllable changes to è in all forms but nous and vous. 1. Verbs with é in the penultimate syllable Je considèreNous considérons Tu considères Vous considérez Il/elle/on considèreIls/elles considèrent

11. considérer = to consider Je considèreNous considérons Tu considères Vous considérez Il/elle/on considèreIls/elles considèrent 1. Verbs with é in the penultimate syllable *Note: present tense: é in the penultimate syllable changes to è in all forms but nous and vous.

12. Je lèveNous levons Tu lèves Vous levez Il/elle/on lèveIls/elles lèvent lever = to lift / to raise *Note: present tense: e in the penultimate syllable changes to è in all forms but nous and vous. 2. Verbs with e in the penultimate syllable (except for the -eler and -eter verbs) Present tense: e in the penultimate syllable

13. par Madame D Reed 3. Verbs in –eler J’appelleNous appelons Tu appelles Vous appelez Il/elle/on appelleIls/elles appellent appeler = to call *Note: present tense: l becomes ll in all forms but nous and vous.

14. 4. Verbs in –eter Je jette Nous jetons Tu jettes Vous jetez Il/elle/on jetteIls/elles jettent jeter = to throw *Note: present tense: t becomes tt in all forms but nous and vous.

15. acheter et geler NO -tt or –ll but e  è therefore work like se lever. See 2. Exception to the exception!!! j'achète /je gèle nous achetons /gelons tu achètes/tu gèlesvous achetez /gelez il/elle/on achète/gèleils/elles achètent/gèlent

16. 5. Verbs in –ayer Je paie Nous payons Tu paies Vous payez Il/elle/on paieIls/elles paient Payer* = to pay *Note: -ayer verbs have an optional stem change in which y changes to an i in all forms but nous and vous.

17. 6. Verbs in –oyer Je nettoie Nous nettoyons Tu nettoies Vous nettoyez Il/elle/on nettoieIls/elles nettoient nettoyer = to clean *Note: in the present tense requires stem change y to i in all forms but nous and vous.

18. 7. Verbs in –uyer J’ennuie Nous ennuyons Tu ennuies Vous ennuyez Il/elle/on ennuieIls/elles ennuient ennuyer* = to annoy / bore *Note: -uyer verbs have an optional stem change in which y changes to an i in all forms but nous and vous.

19. Remember : Nous and vous out of the shoe! No stem changes for nous and vous Same stem as the infinitive Stem change for je tu il ils

20. Other verbs with ONE spelling change which are NOT boot verbs : verbs in –cer or -ger voyager=to travel/ commencer=to start je voyage tu voyages il/elle/on voyage nous voyageons vous voyagez ils/elles voyagent je commence tu commences il/elle/on commence nous commençons vous commencez ils/elles commencent