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-ER Verbs

-ER Verbs. What is an –ER Verb ?. An –ER verb is a ‘doing word’ that ends in –ER . Eg: achet er to buy aim er to like écout er to listen habit er to live. How do you form the present tense of –ER verbs?. It is very easy! All you need to do is remember 5 easy steps. STEP 1.

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-ER Verbs

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  1. -ER Verbs

  2. What is an –ER Verb ? • An –ER verb is a ‘doing word’ that ends in –ER. • Eg: acheter to buy aimer to like écouter to listen habiter to live

  3. How do you form the present tense of –ER verbs? • It is very easy! • All you need to do is remember 5 easy steps...

  4. STEP 1 • Chose you –ER verb and write it down: DANSER (to dance)

  5. STEP 2 • Take off the –ER ending. • You are left with THE STEM. ‘DANS’ (this is your stem)

  6. STEP 3 • Write the 9 subjects of your verb: • Je • Tu • Il • Elle • On • Nous • Vous • Ils • Elles • I • You (informal) • He • She • One / Someone • We • You (formal / group) • They (masculine) • They (feminine)

  7. STEP 4 • Write the stem next to your 9 subjects: • Je dans • Tu dans • Il dans • Elle dans • On dans • Nous dans • Vous dans • Ils dans • Elles dans

  8. STEP 5 • Write the present tense endings at the end of the stem. • Je danse • Tu danses • Il danse • Elle danse • On danse • Nous dansons • Vous dansez • Ils dansent • Elles dansent

  9. Remember the endings!!! • e • es • e • e • e • ons • ez • ent • ent

  10. What does it mean in English? • Je danse • Tu danses • Il danse • Elle danse • On danse • Nous dansons • Vous dansez • Ils dansent • Elles dansent • I dance • You dance (informal) • He dances • She dances • One / Someone dances • We dance • You dance (formal / group) • They dance (masculine) • They dance (feminine)

  11. Translate into French • He likes • We live • You (informal) play • I hate • She eats • They (masc.) listen • You (formal) sing • Someone works • They watch (fem.)

  12. Answers • He likes • We live • You (informal) play • I hate • She eats • They (masc.) listen • You (formal) sing • Someone works • They watch (fem.) • Il aime • Nous habitons • Tu joues • Je déteste • Elle mange • Ils écoutent • Vous chantez • On travaille • Elles regardent

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