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-er verbs. In order to read and write in French, we need to be able to make sentences. Sentences in French are made up of the same elements as in English:. Noun – a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. Pronoun – a word that takes the place of a noun. Verb – an action word.
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In order to read and write in French, we need to be able to make sentences. Sentences in French are made up of the same elements as in English: • Noun – a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. • Pronoun – a word that takes the place of a noun. • Verb – an action word. A sentence must have at least a noun (or pronoun) and a verb!
Sentences can be written from 1 of 3 points of view: • 1st person: Used to talk about yourself. • 2nd person: Used to talk to someone else. • 3rd person: Used to talk about someone else.
There are 9 subject pronouns in French: singular plural nous = we je = I you vous = you tu = (1 person polite OR more than 1 person) (1 person, familiar) he ils = they il = (all males OR males and females) elle = she elles = they on*= one (all females) *On is an impersonal pronoun. Literally translated it means “one”. Sometimes it will also be translated as “they” or “we”. You will get used to it with time!
To put a verb in to a sentence in French, you must conjugate (or change it) to go with the subject. We do this a little bit in English: I jump. You jump. But: She jumps.
To conjugate a regular –er verb: • You drop off the –er at the end of the infinitive. ( the unconjugated form; also the form found in the dictionary) • This gives you the stem. • Then, you add the verb ending which matches the subject.
je –e tu – es il –e elle – e on - e nous – ons vous -ez ils –ent elles – ent Verb endings:
A conjugated verb chart looks like this: Parler = to speak
je becomes j’ before a vowel: J’aime… J’adore… J’invite But: Je parle.
If a verb ends in –ger we add an -e before the nous ending –ons: Nous mangeons. Nous changeons. But, Vous changez.