Regular Verb Formation

1. Regular Verb Formation Present tense

2. In French, regular verbs are conjugated by following 2 simple steps: Form a stem Step 1: Step 2: Add the correct ending for the subject of the verb

3. Regular –er Verbs 1. To form the stem, take the –er off the end of the infinitive. • Example of an –er verb conjugation: • Infinitive: parler (to speak) parl- • Stem: 2. Add the following endings for the different subjects: parler Je parle -e Tu parles • Je  • Tu  • Il/Elle/On  • Nous  • Vous  • Ils/Elles  -es Il/elle/on parle -e Nous parlons -ons parlez Vous -ez parlent Ils/elles -ent NOTE: je _______ when the following word begins with a ___________. j’ vowel

4. Regular –re Verbs 1. To form the stem, take the –re off the end of the infinitive. • Example of an –re verb conjugation: • Infinitive: perdre (to lose) perd- • Stem: 2. Add the following endings for the different subjects: perdre perds Je -s Tu perds • Je  • Tu  • Il/Elle/On  • Nous  • Vous  • Ils/Elles  -s Il/elle/on perd - Nous perdons -ons perdez Vous -ez perdent Ils/elles -ent

5. Regular –re verbs perdre to lose vendre to sell rendre to give back, return rendrevisite à to visit (people) attendre to wait for entendre to hear descendre to go down, get off répondre to answer dépendre to depend

6. Regular –ir Verbs 1. To form the stem, take the –ir off the end of the infinitive. • Example of an –ir verb conjugation: • Infinitive: choisir (to choose) chois- • Stem: 2. Add the following endings for the different subjects: choisir choisis Je -is Tu choisis • Je  • Tu  • Il/Elle/On  • Nous  • Vous  • Ils/Elles  -is Il/elle/on choisit -it Nous choisissons -issons choisissez Vous -issez choisissent Ils/elles -issent

7. Regular –ir verbs finir to finish choisir to choose grossir to gain weight maigrir to lose weight obéirà to obey réussirà to succeed grandir to grow up réfléchirà to think, reflect accomplir to accomplish

8. Second Conjugation –ir Verbs Some –ir verbs are conjugated differently than finir, choisir, etc. They are called Second Conjugation –irverbs, and they must be ________________! MEMORIZED • The following verbs are Second Conjugation –ir verbs: • dormir • partir • sortir • servir • sentir to sleep to leave (for a place, at a certain time) to exit (a building), or to go out to serve to feel

9. Second Conjugation –ir Verbs:dormir, partir, sortir, servir, sentir 1. For the singular subjects (___, ___, ___/___), take off the __________of the infinitive to form the stem. 3. For the plural subjects (____, ____, ____/____), take off the _____ to form the stem. nous je il ils elles tu elle vous last 3 letters -ir • Add the following endings to the stem: • Je  _____ • Tu  _____ • Il/Elle/On  _____ • Add the following endings to the stem: • Nous  _____ • Vous  _____ • Ils/Elles  _____ -s -ons -s -ez -t -ent

10. Second Conjugation –ir Verbs:dormir, partir, sortir, servir, sentir dormir dor- dorm- dors dormons dormez dors dorment dort

11. Boot Verbs • Boot verbs are _____ verbs that have __________ -er verb ___________ (-___, -___, -___, -___, -___, -___) -er regular endings e e es ons ent ez regular stems • Boot verbs have __________ for the subjects “out of the boot” (for ________ and ________). nous vous • The ONLY thing different from a boot verb and a regular ____ verb is that the __________ has a small ___________ “in the boot” (for ___, ____, ____/_____/___, and _____/_____). -er stem change tu il elle ils je on elles

12. Boot Verb Stem Changes achèt- préfèr- pai- appell- Verbs like acheter: ________, _________, ___________ Verbs like préférer: ________, __________, __________ Verbs like payer: __________ amener lever promener espérer répéter accélérer essayer

13. Boot Verb Conjugation acheter achète achetons achetez achètes achètent achète préférer préférons préfère préférez préfères préfèrent préfère

14. Regular –er Verbs • Example of an –er verb conjugation: • Infinitive: parler (to speak) 1. Form a _________by taking the ______ off the end of the infinitive. parl- • Stem: 2. Add the following __________ to the ______ for the different subjects: parler Je • Je  • Tu  • Il/Elle/On  • Nous  • Vous  • Ils/Elles  Tu Il/elle/on Nous Vous Ils/elles NOTE: je _______ when the following word begins with a ___________.

15. Second Conjugation –ir Verbs Some –ir verbs are conjugated differently than finir, choisir, etc. They are called Second Conjugation –irverbs, and they must be ________________! • The following verbs are Second Conjugation –ir verbs: • dormir • partir • sortir • servir • sentir

16. Second Conjugation –ir Verbs:dormir, partir, sortir, servir, sentir 1. For the singular subjects (___, ___, ___/___), take off the of the infinitive to form the stem. 3. For the plural subjects (____, ____, ____/____), take off the to form the stem. • Add the following endings to the stem: • Je  _____ • Tu  _____ • Il/Elle/On  _____ • Add the following endings to the stem: • Nous  _____ • Vous  _____ • Ils/Elles  _____

17. Second Conjugation –ir Verbs:dormir, partir, sortir, servir, sentir dormir

18. Boot Verbs • Boot verbs are _____ verbs that have __________ -er verb ___________ (-___, -___, -___, -___, -___, -___) • Boot verbs have __________ _______ for the subjects “out of the boot” (for ________ and ________). • The ONLY thing different from a boot verb and a regular ____ verb is that the __________ has a small ___________ “in the boot” (for ___, ____, ____/_____/___, and _____/_____).

19. Boot Verb Stem Changes Verbs like acheter: ________, _________, ___________ Verbs like préférer: ________, __________, __________ Verbs like payer: __________