Verbs in French Les Verbes en français

What is a verb? Verb shows ACTION Examples: Run Dance Sing

VERBS IN FRENCH 4 categories of verbs 1st conjugation End in ER 2nd conjugation End in IR 3rd conjugation End in RE Irregular verbs NO specific ending

1st conjugation – ER verbs Parler INFINITIVE ER is still attached Infinitive - In English TO ____________ Parler parl STEM ER is not attached ER is dropped from the infinitive form

Rule for conjugating ER verbs Drop ER from the infinitive and add the following endings to the stem je e nous ons tu es vous ez il/elle e ils/elles ent

Pronunciation of endings ons es ez /a/ ent

How to conjugate an ER verb: Parler – (to speak/ to talk) Infinitive How do you know? ER is still attached Means = to ________ Parler – (to speak/ to talk) Parl (stem) Je parle nous parlons Tu parles vous parlez Il/elle parle ils/elles parlent

English translations: 3 present tense translations for each: Je parle (talk) 1. I talk 2. I am talking 3. I do talk Je parle beaucoup. I talk a lot. I am talking a lot. I do talk a lot.

English translations: 3 present tense translations for each: Tu parles (talk) 1. You talk 2. You are talking 3. You do talk Tu parles beaucoup. You talk a lot. You are talking a lot. You do talk a lot.

English translations: 3 present tense translations for each: Il parle (talk) 1. He talks 2. He is talking 3. He does talk Il parle beaucoup. He talks a lot. He is talking a lot. He does talk a lot.

English translations: 3 present tense translations for each: Nous parlons (talk) 1. We talk 2. We are talking 3. We do talk Nous parlons beaucoup. We talk a lot. We are talking a lot. We do talk a lot.

English translations: 3 present tense translations for each: Vous parlez (talk) 1. You talk 2. You are talking 3. You do talk Vous parlez beaucoup. You talk a lot. You are talking a lot. You do talk a lot.

English translations: 3 present tense translations for each: Ils parlent (talk) 1. They talk 2. They are talking 3. They do talk Ils parlent beaucoup. They talk a lot. They are talking a lot. They do talk a lot.

List of ER (1st conjugation) verbs 2. chanter – to sing 3. danser – to dance dîner – to have dinner écouter – to listen (t0) étudier – to study jouer - to play regarder – to watch/ to look at téléphoner à – to call travailler – to work aimer – to like/to love habiter – to live inviter – to invite visiter – to visit (place) organiser – to organize manger* - to eat nager* - to swim voyager* - to travel

Conjugate #2 chanter - #15 organiser practice 2. Chanter – to sing Je chante nous chantons Tu chantes vous chantez Il/elle chante ils/elles chantent