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‘ER’ VERBS. Reviewing how to conjugate ER verbs in the present tense. What are ER verbs?. ER verbs are a group of verbs where the infinitive ends with the letters ER REGULAR ER VERBS ALWAYS FOLLOW THE SAME CONJUGATION RULES
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‘ER’ VERBS Reviewing how to conjugate ER verbs in the present tense
What are ER verbs? • ER verbs are a group of verbs where the infinitive ends with the letters ER • REGULAR ER VERBS ALWAYS FOLLOW THE SAME CONJUGATION RULES • These rules help you to know how to conjugate ER verbs with all subjects even when seeing the verb for the first time
ER verb conjugation Rules • ER verbs are conjugated following these rules • Step one: Remove the ER to get the stem of the verb (example: Parler -> Parl) • The stem of the verb remains the same for all subjects! • Step two: Add the correct ending to the stem of the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence
ER VERB ENDINGS • The ending for ER verbs are as follows • Je ____ e Nous ____ ons • Tu ____ es Vous ____ ez • Il _____ e Ils _____ ent • Elle/on ___ e Elles ____ ent • These are the endings you add to the stem after removing the ER • Example: Je parle : Nous parlons
OTHER ER VERBS • Here are some other ER verbs • Quitter = to leave • Entrer = to enter • Arriver = to arrive • Écouter = to listen • Regarder = to watch • Travailler = to work • Étudier = to study
Other ER verbs continued • Poser (une question) = to ask (a ?) • Passer (un examen) = to take a test • Rentrer = to return (go back) • Habiter = to live • Chanter = to sing • Danser = to dance • Rigoler = to have fun / joke around • Aimer = to like/love • All of these verbs follow the ER verb conjugation rules
Vowels and the subject Je • The subject je become j’ in front of a verb that starts with a vowel • Example: Étudier…conjugated with je -> j’étudie • Example: arriver…conjugated with je -> j’arrive • Je is the only subject where this occurs…all other subjects remain the same • Tu arrives….NOT t’arrives!!!!
NEGATIVE • When saying you don’t do something put ne before the conjugated verb and pas after • Example: Je ne chante pas = I don’t sing • Example: Vous ne dansez pas = You don’t dance
Acheter and Préférer • Verbs like acheter and préférer have spelling changes in the stem for some of the forms but the endings remain the same. J’achète je préfère Tu achètes tu préfères Il / elle achète il/elle préfère Nous achetons nous préférons Vous achetez vous préférez Ils/ elles achètent ils /elles préfèrent
GER and CER verbs • Verbs ending in GER and CER have a spelling change in the NOUS form only • Manger = to eat • Je mange …… nous mangeons • Commencer = to begin • Je commence …… nous commençons