Present Regular Verbs

1. French I – Mr. Jenson Present Regular Verbs

2. Verbesréguliersqui utilise -er Verbs that have regular endings with -er always change their ending to match the noun to which it is referring. To do this, drop the -er on the end, then add the endings that agree.

3. Prononciation et Pratique Endings are almost never pronounced, except for with nous and vous. Let’s practice with parler, which we covered on the previous slide ! Parler – to speak • Je • Je parle • Tu • Tuparles • Elle • Elle parle • Nous • Nous parlons • Vous • Vousparlez • Ils • Ilsparlent

4. Verbesréguliers qui utilise-ir Verbs that have regular endings with -ir always change their ending to match the noun to which it is referring. To do this, drop the -ir on the end, then add the endings that agree.

5. Prononciation et Pratiquez Endings are never, ever pronounced. Let’s practice with finir, which we covered on the previous slide ! Finir – to finish • Je • Je finis • Tu • Tu finis • Il • Il finit • Nous • Nous finissons • Vous • Vousfinissez • Elles • Ellesfinissent

6. Verbesréguliers qui utilise-re Verbs that have regular endings with -ir always change their ending to match the noun to which it is referring. To do this, drop the -ir on the end, then add the endings that agree.

7. Prononciation et Pratiquez Endings are almost never pronounced, except with nous and vous. Let’s practice with vendre, which we covered on the previous slide ! Vendre– to sell • Je • Je vends • Tu • Tu vends • On • On vend • Nous • Nous vendons • Vous • Vousvendez • Elles • Ellesvendent

8. Activité de classe • Always conjugate verbs to match the noun. Pick a verb from the list on the left, then conjugate it for each noun (je, tu, il, etc.). Be prepared to come up and write on the next slide! • -er Verbs • Cuisiner – to cook • Donner– to give • Visiter – to visit • -ir Verbs • Choisir – to choose • Dormir – to sleep • Réussir – to succeed • -re Verbs • Perdre – to lose • Descendre – to descend • Attendre – to wait (for)