La conjugaison des verbes en “-ER” Conjugating -ER Verbs

parler, écouter, quitter, arriver 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”.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The verbs ending “-GER” & “-CER” exceptions Verbs that end in “-GER” like manger, nager, and voyager have one exception: in the NOUS form they end in “-eons” not “-ons” (we have to add the E to soften the G) Verbs that end in “-CER” like lancer and commencer have one exception: in the NOUS form they end in “-çons” not “-ons” (we have to add the Ç to soften the C)

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

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

Here are some -ER verbs. See if you can conjugate them! Rigoler Déjeuner Rentrer Travailler Payer* Coûter Demander Aimer Détester Appeler*** * = verb with odd stem ** = odd verbs with accents!! *** = verb with double consonant Quitter Habiter Acheter** Arriver Passer Parler Ecouter Regarder Etudier Lever** Poser

Le Verbe: ACHETER (= to buy) J’ achète Tu achètes On Il achète Elle Nous achetons Vous achetez Ils achètent Elles

Le Verbe: LEVER (= to raise/lift) Je lève Tu lèves On Il lève Elle Nous levons Vous levez Ils lèvent Elles

Le Verbe: APPELER (= to call) J’ appelle Tu appelles On Il appelle Elle Nous appelons Vous appelez Ils appellent Elles

Le Verbe: PAYER (= to pay/ pay for) Je paie Tu paies On Il paie Elle Nous payons Vous payez Ils paient Elles

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~