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Verbs in French

Verbs in French. Les Verbes en français. What is a verb?. Verb shows ACTION Examples: . VERBS IN FRENCH . 4 categories of verbs 1 st conjugation End in ER 2 nd conjugation End in IR 3 rd conjugation End in RE Irregular verbs NO specific ending.

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Verbs in French

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  1. Verbs in French Les Verbes en français

  2. What is a verb? • Verb shows ACTION • Examples:

  3. VERBS IN FRENCH • 4 categories of verbs • 1st conjugation End in ER • 2nd conjugation End in IR • 3rd conjugation End in RE • Irregular verbs NO specific ending

  4. 1st conjugation – ER verbs • Parler • INFINITIVE • ER is still attached • Infinitive - In English • TO ____________ • Parlerparl • STEM • ER is not attached • ER is dropped from the infinitive form

  5. Rule for conjugating ER verbs • Drop ER from the infinitive and add the following endings to the stem

  6. Pronunciation of endings

  7. How to conjugate an ER verb: • Parler – (to speak/ to talk) • Infinitive • How do you know? • ER is still attached • Means = to ________ • Parler – (to speak/ to talk) • Parl (stem) Je parle nous parlons Tuparlesvousparlez Il/elleparleils/ellesparlent

  8. English translations: • 3 present tense translations for each: • Je parle (talk) 1. I talk 2. I am talking 3. I do talk Je parle beaucoup. I talk a lot. I am talking a lot. I do talk a lot.

  9. English translations: • 3 present tense translations for each: • Tuparles (talk) 1. You talk 2. You are talking 3. You do talk Tuparles beaucoup. You talk a lot. You are talking a lot. You do talk a lot.

  10. English translations: • 3 present tense translations for each: • Il parle (talk) 1. He talks 2. He is talking 3. He does talk Il parle beaucoup. He talks a lot. He is talking a lot. He does talk a lot.

  11. English translations: • 3 present tense translations for each: • Nous parlons (talk) 1. We talk 2. We are talking 3. We do talk Nous parlons beaucoup. We talk a lot. We are talking a lot. We do talk a lot.

  12. English translations: • 3 present tense translations for each: • Vousparlez (talk) 1. You talk 2. You are talking 3. You do talk Vousparlez beaucoup. You talk a lot. You are talking a lot. You do talk a lot.

  13. English translations: • 3 present tense translations for each: • Ilsparlent (talk) 1. They talk 2. They are talking 3. They do talk Ilsparlent beaucoup. They talk a lot. They are talking a lot. They do talk a lot.

  14. List of ER (1st conjugation) verbs 2. chanter – to sing 3. danser – to dance • dîner – to have dinner • écouter – to listen (t0) • étudier – to study • jouer - to play • regarder – to watch/ to look at • téléphoner à – to call • travailler – to work • aimer – to like/to love • habiter – to live • inviter – to invite • visiter – to visit (place) • organiser – to organize • manger* - to eat • nager* - to swim • voyager* - to travel

  15. Conjugate #2 chanter - #15 organiserpractice 2. Chanter – to sing Je chante nous chantons Tuchantesvouschantez Il/ellechanteils/elleschantent

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