1. La conjugaison des verbes en “ER”
Conjugating ER Verbs

2. What is an ER Verb?
Most verbs that end in ER are ER Verbs. That means the last two letters of the infinitive are “er”.
Here are some ER verbs:
parler, écouter, quitter, arriver
Notice that each of these verbs ends in “er”.

3. How to conjugate: The first step is to drop the “er”.
Next add the endings:
-e -ons
-es -ez
-e -ent

4. Put it together… Parler (infinitive form)- to speak
Drop “er” = PARL (stem)
Je parl Nous parl
Tu parl Vous parl
Il/Elle parl Ils/Elles parl
Now add the endings-

5. Finished Verb Parler: to speak Je parle Nous parlons
Tu parles Vous parlez
Il/ Elle parle Ils/Elles parlent

6. In English this is… To Speak I speak We speak You speak You speak
He/She/It speaks They speak

7. Now you do one- Quitter- to leave Je _______ Nous_______
Tu _______ Vous _______
Il/Elle _____ Ils/Elles ______

8. How did you do? Quitter- to leave Je quitte Nous quittons
Tu quittes Vous quittez
Il/Elle quitte Ils/Elles quittent

9. Pronunciation
Did you notice that the Je, Tu, Il/Elle, and Ils/Elles forms of the verbs sound the same?
The Nous and Vous forms sound different. The Vous form sounds like the infinitive.
Draw the boot.

10. The “GER” Exception
Verbs that end in “GER” like manger, nager, and voyager have one exception.
In the Nous form they end in “eons” not “ons”
The “e” is added for pronunciation.

11. Here is an example- Manger- to eat Je mange Nous mangeons
Tu manges Vous mangez
Il/Elle mange Ils/Elles mangent

12. Don’t forget… Verbs that begin with a vowel sound
(A, E, I, O, U, H and Y) get J’ not Je.
Here is an example-
Arriver- to arrive
J’arrive Nous arrivons
Tu arrives Vous arrivez
Il/Elle arrive Ils/Elles arrivent

13. Here are some ER verbs. See if you can conjugate them!
Quitter
Habiter
Arriver
Passer
Parler
Ecouter
Regarder
Etudier
Lever
Poser
Rigoler
Déjeuner
Rentrer
Travailler
Acheter
Coûter
Demander
Aimer
Détester

14. In conclusion
Learning ER verbs is an easy way to expand your French vocabulary.
Unfortunately not every verb in French that ends in “er” is an ER Verb. But most are!
Fin