1. Er verbs

2. Infinitive verbs An infinitive verb in English looks like this: TO SING TO before the verb makes it infinitive In French, the marker is the last two letters. The most common one is ER

3. In english You take off TO, when the verb is matched to a subject in a sentence: To sing We sing along!

4. In French Also REMOVE ER WHAT REMAINS IS THE STEM, the stem is the part that doesnt change.

5. Example AIMER = TO LIKE/LOVE REMOVE THE ER THE STEM IS AIM

6. Now to match the verb to the subject… You ADD an ending to the stem.

7. Which ending? The ending is based on the subject

8. Remember the subject pronouns? How many subject pronouns do we have?

9. neuf Je, tu, il, elle Nous, vous, ils, elles

10. Good thing! 8 subject pronouns BUT only 5 different endings

11. THE ENDINGS 5 ENDINGS, 5 FINGERS The endings are at the tip of YOUR HAND!

12. 5 endings..based on 5 fingers e es ons ez ent aim

13. For which subjects? Je/j Il Elle On tu nous vous Ils elles e es ons ez ent aim

14. Lets put it together 1. Infinitive verb AIMER 2. Remove ER 3. You got the stem: AIM 4. Add the ending based on the subject 5. Thats a verb conjugated verb!

15. AIMER Jaime Tu aimes Il,elle, on aime Nous aimons Vous aimez Ils, elles aiment

16. E ES ONS EZ ENT THE ENDINGS IN RED ARE not pronounced. They are silent endings on é These endings are not silent

17. AIMER Jaime Tu aimes Il,elle, on aime Nous aimons Vous aimez Ils, elles aiment

18. ER VERBS AIMER = TO LIKE CHANTER = TO SING PARLER = TO SPEAK REGARDER = TO WATCH / LOOK ECOUTER = TO LISTEN

19. What is the stem of…. Chanter Parler Regarder écouter

20. The stems are… Chant Parl Regard écout

21. CHANTER Je chante Tu chantes Il/elle chante Nous chantons Vous chantez ils/elles chantent