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INFINITIVE

Tu parles anglais. -es. Il/Elle parle espagnol. -e. Les verbes en -er : le singulier p. 94. A.

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INFINITIVE

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  1. Tu parles anglais. -es Il/Elle parle espagnol. -e Les verbes en -er: le singulier p. 94 A The basic form of a verb is called the infinitive. Many French infinitives end in -er. Most of these verbs are conjugated like parler(to speak) and habiter(to live). Note the forms of the present tense of these verbs in the singular. Pay attention to their endings. INFINITIVE parler ENDINGS parl- STEM PRESENT TENSE(SINGULAR) Je parle français. -e Continued...

  2. Tu habitesà Boston. -es Il/Elle habiteà Madrid. -e Les verbes en -er: le singulier p. 94 A The basic form of a verb is called the infinitive. Many French infinitives end in -er. Most of these verbs are conjugated like parler(to speak) and habiter(to live). Note the forms of the present tense of these verbs in the singular. Pay attention to their endings. INFINITIVE habiter ENDINGS habit- STEM PRESENT TENSE(SINGULAR) J’ habiteà Paris. -e Continued...

  3. Les verbes en -er: le singulier p. 94 A The present tense forms of -er verbs consist of two parts: STEM + ENDING • The STEM does not change. It is the infinitive minus -er: parler parl- habiter habit- • The ENDINGS change with the subject: je -e tu -es il/elle -e The above endings are silent. Je becomes j’ before a vowel sound. je parle j’habite Continued...

  4. Les verbes en -er: le singulier p. 94 A LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE Verbs conjugated like parler and habiter follow a predictable pattern. They are called REGULAR VERBS. Continued...

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