1. Unit 4 Labo-langue Partitive articles Regular -er verbs Negative forms
Aimer + infinitive,
je voudrais + infinitive

2. Partitive articles Unit 4: Labo-langue
You have to use du, de la, de l’ or des in front of food items. In English, you would say ‘some’.
singular
plural
masculine
un/le
du chocolat
des/les
des gâteaux
feminine
une/la
de la soupe
des chips
Use de l’ for a singular word starting with a vowel: de l’eau.
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3. Regular -er verbs Unit 4: Labo-langue
Verbs that end in -er are regular; they all follow the same pattern.
They include aimer (to like, to love), adorer (to love), détester (to hate), jouer (to play), habiter (to live). The only exception is aller, which is irregular.
To form the present tense, remove the -er and add the following endings:
aimer
j’aime
nous aimons
tu aimes
vous aimez
il/elle/on aime
ils/elles aiment
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4. Negative forms Unit 4: Labo-langue
To make a sentence negative, put ne ... pas (or n’ ... pas) around the verb:
je mange  je ne mange pas j’aime  je n’aime pas
A verb in the negative form is normally followed by de:
Je mange du fromage, mais je ne mange pas de yaourt. I eat cheese but I do not eat yoghurt.
Ne ... jamais means ‘never’: Je ne mange jamais de frites. I never eat chips.
The exception to the de rule is aimer. When talking about likes and dislikes, use le, la, l’, les in front of the noun: J’aime le fromage, mais je n’aime pas le yaourt. I like cheese but I don’t like yoghurt.
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5. Aimer + infinitive, je voudrais + infinitive
Unit 4: Labo-langue
Aimer + infinitive, je voudrais + infinitive
When you talk about what you like or dislike doing, or what you would like to do, you use the infinitive form for the second verb.
J’aime manger au restaurant. I like eating out.
J’adore visiter les musées. I love visiting museums.
Je n’aime pas aller dans les fast-food. I don’t like going to fast-food restaurants.
Tu aimes jouer au foot? Do you like playing football?
Je voudrais manger de la pizza. I would like to eat some pizza.
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