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Verbes en -er. H.M. Boddy. Infinitive. The form of the verb we find in the dictionary is called the “infinitive”. Infinitive. This is expressed in English by “to …”, e.g. to play, to think, to sing. Infinitive. In French the most common regular verb in the infinitive is the –er verb,
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Verbes en -er H.M. Boddy
Infinitive The form of the verb we find in the dictionary is called the “infinitive”.
Infinitive This is expressed in English by “to …”, e.g. to play, to think, to sing
Infinitive In French the most common regular verb in the infinitive is the –er verb, e.g. jouer = to play
Present tense This expresses an action which is happening at the present time. Je joue = I am playing / I play
To form the present tense Subject pronoun + the stem + the appropriate ending
je = I tu = you (sing.) il = he/it elle = she/it on = one nous = we vous = you (pl./sing polite) ils = they (m,m+f) elles =they(f) Subject pronouns
The stem In –er verbs the stem is formed by removing the –er. jou er
je = -e tu = -es il = -e elle = -e on = -e nous = -ons vous = -ez ils = -ent elles = -ent The Endings
je jou tu jou il jou elle jou on jou e es e e e jouer – to play nous jou vous jou ils jou elles jou ons ez ent ent
je chant tu chant il chant elle chant on chant e es e e e chanter – to sing nous chant vous chant ils chant elles chant ons ez ent ent
j’aim tu aim il aim elle aim on aim e es e e e aimer – to like/love nous aim vous aim ils aim elles aim ons ez ent ent