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- er Verbs. French – er verb conjugation. jou er au basket. - Er Verb Conjugation. Verb conjugation is like doing a puzzle. Just follow these two steps: For – er verbs: Drop the – er Match the verb ending to the subject For example: Je/aimer J’aim e Tu /aimer Tu aim es.
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-er Verbs French –er verb conjugation jouer au basket
-Er Verb Conjugation • Verb conjugation is like doing a puzzle. Just follow these two steps: • For –er verbs: • Drop the –er • Match the verb ending to the subject • For example: • Je/aimer J’aime • Tu/aimer Tuaimes
-er verbs • Talk • Eat • Play • Swim • Like • Dislike
parler • to talk
manger • to eat
jouer • to play
nager • to swim
aimer • to like
Detester • to dislike
French –er verbs • are called “-er” verbs • because • they end in “-er” Look at these French verbs: Do you see that they end in –er ? Yes No
Let’s take a closer Look… • parler parler • aimer aimer • jouer jouer • manger manger • detester detester • nager nager er
French–erverbs are important! We use them a lot! J’aimenager!
Subject/Verb Matching • Speaking French is a lot like putting together a puzzle. The subject and the verb need to match. • You need to find the matching ending. • How? Look at this chart to learn the matching ending for each subject.
Let’s Practice! • Let’s practice matching subjects and verb endings! Use the chart below to decide which ending matches the subject: -e a. b. • Je parl__ -es
Look carefully at this chart… Which letter is matched up with the subject je?
More practice a. b. -e 2. Je nag__. -es
There is an Exception… • When you want to say “we” you need to pay attention to verbs with the letter “g.” Examples are: nager and manger. For these verbs you need to add an “e” before the regular “ons” ending. Examples in a sentence: Nous mangeons. (We eat.) Nous nageons. (We swim.) Nous parlons. (We speak.) Nous aimons le chien. (We like the dog.)
Exception Practice • In the sentence below, was the “Exception Rule” used or did we use the “Regular Rule” ? • HINT: If the last five letters are: “geons” the Exception Rule was used. • Nous mangeons la pizza. Exception Rule Regular Rule
More Practice • Which sentence is an example of the Exception Rule? • Nous mangeons la pizza. • Nous detestons la pizza. • Nous jouons. Exception Rule
-er Verb Endings *When stem ends in “g” the ending is -eons
Sentence Practice • Let’s practice making sentences! • Visit this link to practice. Remember for all –er verbs: • Drop the –er • Add the matching ending • Watch out for the Exception Rule
fin • FELICITATIONS!! • Tu as fini!