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VERBES. a word (part of speech) that usually denotes an action ( bring , read ), an occurrence ( decompose , glitter ), or a state of being ( exist , stand ). T rois conjugaisons. -ER verbs Exemples : parler , aimer, détester , adorer -IR verbs Exemples :
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VERBES a word (part of speech) that usually denotes an action (bring, read), an occurrence (decompose, glitter), or a state of being (exist, stand).
Troisconjugaisons -ER verbs Exemples: parler, aimer, détester, adorer -IR verbs Exemples: finir, choisir, remplir, atterir, réussir -RE verbs Exemples: vendre, attendre, descendre, répondre, perdre
Troisconjugaisons -ER verbs Meanings: parler, aimer, détester, adorer To speak/ to like or to love / to dislike or to hate/ to adore -IR verbs Meanings: finir, choisir, remplir, atterir, réussir To end or to finish / to choose/ to fill (up, out)/ to succeed or to achieve -RE verbs Meanings: vendre, attendre, descendre, répondre, perdre To sell/ to wait / to go down or to come down or to get out / to answer/ to lose
VERBES Verbs has two parts: stem and ending ADORER ADOR-ER stem - ending
Conjugaisons To conjugate a verb, you have to identify the stem of this verb. This is done by eliminating the ending of the verb in its infinitive or base form. For exemple: AIMER FINIR DESCENDRE AIM-ERFIN-IRDESCEND-RE
Pronomspersonnelspersonal pronouns Each verb has a different derived form according to the personal pronoun that precedes it. For example: English: I am You are He is French: Je suisTues Il est
-ER verbs Each personal pronoun has its particular way of being conjugated. Look at the example of PARLER. PARL-ERto speak Stem: PARL Ending: ER Je PARL-es Nous PARL-ons TuPARL-esVousPARL-ez Il PARL-eIlsPARL-ent Elle PARL-eEllesPARL-ent On PARL-e
-ER verbs So, you know now how to conjugate all regular –ER verbs, because they ALL follow the same pattern. What you need to remember is which ending corresponds with each personal pronoun: Je – eTu – es Il – e Elle – e On – e Nous – ons Vous – ezIls – entElles – ent
Conjugaison And what is a personal pronoun? Personal pronouns are pronouns used as substitutes for proper or common nouns. All known human languages have personal pronouns.
Personal Pronouns • first-person singular (Je) • first-person plural (Nous) • first-person group (On) • second-person singular (Tu) • second-person plural (Vous) • third-person singular human or (in)animate male (Il) • third-person singular human or (in)animate female (Elle) • third-person singular (Vous) • third-person plural male (Ils) • third-person plural female (Elles)
Personal Pronouns As you may notice, French has three different meanings for the English YOU: Tu (second-person singular INFORMAL) Vous (third-person singular FORMAL) Vous ( second-person plural )
Personal pronouns French also has a formal and informal forms for English WE: Nous (first-person plural FORMAL and STANDARD) On (first-person plural INFORMAL and common use)
-ER verbs Here again is the conjugation for the regular –ER verbs and its meanings PARL-ERto speak Stem: PARL Ending: ER Je PARL-esI speak Nous PARL-onsWe speak TuPARL-esYou speakVousPARL-ezYou speak Il PARL-eHe speaksIlsPARL-entThey speak Elle PARL-eShe speaksEllesPARL-entThey speak On PARL-e We speak
-ER verbs And its pronunciation: PARL-ER [é]to speak Stem: PARL Ending: ER Je PARL-es Nous PARL-ons[on] TuPARL-esVousPARL-ez[é] Il PARL-e Elle PARL-e On PARL-e IlsPARL-ent EllesPARL-ent
Conjugaison Détester Aimer Stem: Détest - Stem: Aim- Ending: -er Ending: -er Je détesteJ’aime TudétestesTuaimes Il déteste Il aime Nous détestons Nous aimons VousdétestezVousaimez IlsdétestentIlsaiment The elimination of the –e in JE is called élision
ConjugaisonPrononciation Je détesteJ’aime [gem] TudétestesTuaimes [tyem] Il déteste Il aime [ilem] Nousdétestons Nous aimons [noozemon] Vousdétestez [é] Vousaimez [voozemé] IlsdétestentIlsaiment [ilzem]
À toi… 1. Tex et Tammy, ils ______ à Austin. (habiter – to live)2. Tammy ______ le français. (étudier – to study)3. Je ______ un peu. (chanter – to sing)4. J'______ la musique française. (adorer – to adore)5. Nous ______ au foot. (jouer – to play)6. Vous ______ la musique texane? (aimer – to like)7. Quelle type de musique est-ce que tu ______? (aimer – to like)8. Tammy ______ les sports. (détester – to dislike)9. Joe-Bob ______ de la guitare. (jouer – to play)10. Est-ce que tu ______ du piano? (jouer - to play)11. Joe-Bob ______ son ami Corey. (chercher – to look for)12. Tammy et Bette ______ la télévision. (regarder - to watch)
-IR verbs Look at the the conjugation of FINIR FIN-IRto end / to finish Stem: FIN Ending: IR Je FIN-is Nous FINISS-ons TuFIN-isVousFINISS-ez Il FIN-itIlsFINISS-ent Elle FIN-itEllesFINISS-ent On FIN-it What are their meanings?
-IR verbs Prononciation: FIN-IRto end / to finish Stem: FIN Ending: IR Je FIN-is Nous FINISS-ons TuFIN-isVousFINISS-ez[é] Il FIN-itIlsFINISS-ent Elle FIN-itEllesFINISS-ent On FIN-it
À toi… 1. Tex ______ beaucoup. (réfléchir – to think)2. Les enfants de Rita ______. (grandir – to grow up)3. Je ______ en hiver. (grossir – to gain weight)4. Corey: Je ______ des amis pour manger une pizza. (réunir – to gather)5. Les enfants de Rita: Nous ______ à notre mère. (obéir – to obey)6. Joe-Bob et Corey ______ toujours leurs pizzas. (finir – to end / to finish)7. Tu ______ trop (toomuch)! (réfléchir – to think)8. Bette ______ parce qu'elle mange peu. (maigrir – to loseweight)9. Tex ne ______ pas à Paul. (obéir – to obey)10. Joe-Bob, pourquoi est-ce que tu ne ______ pas tes devoirs? (finir -to finish)11. Édouard, vous ne ______ pas. (maigrir – to loseweight)12. Fiona et Tammy, vous ______ toujours du vin blanc. (choisir – to choose)
