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Review how to conjugate ER verbs in the present tense. Learn the rules and examples of regular ER verbs, including conjugation endings and exceptions. Discover GER and CER verb spellings, along with a list of common ER verbs. Perfect your French grammar skills today!
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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