Verbes en -er H.M. Boddy

Infinitive The form of the verb we find in the dictionary is called the “infinitive”.

Infinitive This is expressed in English by “to …”, e.g. to play, to think, to sing

Infinitive In French the most common regular verb in the infinitive is the –er verb, e.g. jouer = to play

Present tense This expresses an action which is happening at the present time. Je joue = I am playing / I play

To form the present tense Subject pronoun + the stem + the appropriate ending

Subject pronouns je = I tu = you (sing.) il = he/it elle = she/it on = one nous = we vous = you (pl./sing polite) ils = they (m,m+f) elles =they(f)

The stem In –er verbs the stem is formed by removing the –er. jou er

The Endings je = -e tu = -es il = -e elle = -e on = -e nous = -ons vous = -ez ils = -ent elles = -ent

jouer – to play nous jou vous jou ils jou elles jou ons ez ent je jou tu jou il jou elle jou on jou e es

chanter – to sing nous chant vous chant ils chant elles chant ons ez ent je chant tu chant il chant elle chant on chant e es

aimer – to like/love nous aim vous aim ils aim elles aim ons ez ent j’aim tu aim il aim elle aim on aim e es