LES VERBES EN FRANCAIS!!!!!

1. LES VERBES EN FRANCAIS!!!!! • Commençons avec les sujets… • As in English, in French every sentence has to have a subject (un sujet) and a verb (un verbe).

2. Subject PronounsDoesn’t matter if the verb is regular or irregular:The pronouns are always in the same order. • I • You • He, she, one • We • You • Theymasculine & feminine • Je • Tu • Il, elle,on • Nous • Vous • Ils,elles

3. La familleERconjugaison • Conjugating the ER family Learning patterns is a key to mastering the conjugating of French verbs.

4. Regular or irregular? • First, determine if the verb is irregular: • 1) Know which are the irregulars. • 2) They are usually common verbs. • 3) They are unique (no pattern) & you have to study each one. • The good news about REGULAR verbs: • They only have one of three endings • They follow a pattern.

5. Regular verbs: the pattern explained • The infinitive of most verbs in French end in the letters ER. This is the family we are studying in this presentation. • Lesser numbers end in the letters IR and RE. • Most follow a regular pattern for each “ending group” above. • Exceptions to this pattern are called irregular verbs. • So if you learn the regular patterns you will know the patterns for most verbs. • To conjugate each verb in the present tense, the last two letters (ER, IR, RE) are dropped and a different ending is added for each pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, you all, they).

6. Tous les verbes de la famille - er • Most verbs that end in –er are part of the same family, meaning that they follow the same pattern. • This means that no matter what, even if you don’t know what a verb means, you can still conjugate it by following some simple rules. • An UNCONJUGATED verb, meaning it still has its ending, is called an infinitive. For example, “parler” = “to speak”, not I speak, we speak, etc.

7. Les verbes –er…same rules!!!!! • Danser • Chanter • Jouer • Travailler • Manger • Écouter • Téléphoner • Habiter • Détester • Nager • Étudier • Aimer • Organiser • Inviter • Parler • Regarder • Dîner • Voyager • Adorer

8. The pattern for verbs of the ER family • Put the pronouns in order. • Find the stem of the verb by taking off the family name: ER • Add your verb endings.

9. ParlerTake the “ER” offand replace it by the following endings:E ES E ONS EZ ENT • video & prononciationParler • Je parle • Tuparles • Il parle • Elle parle • On parle • Nous parlons • Vousparlez • Ilsparlent • Ellesparlent

10. Aimer • Prononciation & video Aimer • J’aime • Tuaimes • Il, elle, on aime • Nous aimons • Vousaimez • Ils, ellesaiment

11. An exception! • Verbs that end in “ger” need to keep the “e” in the nous form: • Je nage Nous nageons • Tu nage Vous nagez • Il / elle / on nage Ils / elles nagent • This is for pronunciation purposes!