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How to Conjugate ER Verbs. 1. Write down your ER verb. Regarder Jouer Écouter Danser. 2. To find the root, drop the ER from the verb. Regard Jou Écout Dans. er. er. er. er. 3. Add your endings to the root. Singular Plural Je regard Nous regard Tu regard Vous regard
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1. Write down your ER verb • Regarder • Jouer • Écouter • Danser
2. To find the root, drop the ER from the verb • Regard • Jou • Écout • Dans er er er er
3. Add your endings to the root. Singular Plural Je regard Nous regard Tu regard Vous regard il/elle regard ils/elles regard e ons es ez ent e
New ER verbs To like To invite To live (in + city) To organize To visit (places) • Aimer • Inviter • Habiter • Organiser • Visiter
When a verb begins with a vowel sound we use the J’ instead of Je. • Aimer ------>J’aime • Inviter ----->J’invite • Habiter ---->J’habite • Organiser -->J’organise
Pronunciation of Endings The only endings that are pronounced are the Nous and the Vous forms. e es e ons ez ent
GER Rule • When an ER verb ends in GER, we keep add an e to the ending in the Nous form • Manger - Nous mangeons • Nager - Nous nageons • Voyager - Nous voyageons
Copy down the following sentences • He plays basketball. • They sing. • We listen to the radio.
Write the sentences in French • He plays basketball. • They sing. • We listen to the radio. Il joue au basket. Ils chantent. or Elles chantent. Nous écoutons la radio.
Write the sentences in French • He does not play basketball. • They do not sing. • We do not listen to the radio. Il ne joue pas au basket. Elles/Ils ne chantent pas. Nous n’écoutons pas la radio.
Un peu de revue • What are the 3 steps in Conjugating ER verbs? • Write down the verb • Drop the ER to find the root • Add the endings
Endings • What are our endings for ER verbs? e es e ons ez ent
Vocabulaire Bien Très bien Mal Très mal Well, good Very well, very good Bad, poorly Very bad, very poorly
Vocabulaire Beaucoup Un peu Souvent toujours A lot A little often always
Vocabulaire maintenant Rarement Super! Dommage! now Rarely Terrific! Too bad!