Reviewing how to conjugate ER verbs in the present tense

What are ER verbs? ER verbs are a group of verbs where the infinitive ends with the letters ER REGULAR ER VERBS ALWAYS FOLLOW THE SAME CONJUGATION RULES These rules help you to know how to conjugate ER verbs with all subjects even when seeing the verb for the first time

ER verb conjugation Rules ER verbs are conjugated following these rules Step one: Remove the ER to get the stem of the verb (example: Parler -> Parl) The stem of the verb remains the same for all subjects! Step two: Add the correct ending to the stem of the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence

ER VERB ENDINGS The ending for ER verbs are as follows Je ____ e Nous ____ ons Tu ____ es Vous ____ ez Il _____ e Ils _____ ent Elle/on ___ e Elles ____ ent These are the endings you add to the stem after removing the ER Example: Je parle : Nous parlons

OTHER ER VERBS Here are some other ER verbs Quitter = to leave Entrer = to enter Arriver = to arrive Écouter = to listen Regarder = to watch Travailler = to work Étudier = to study

Other ER verbs continued Poser (une question) = to ask (a ?) Passer (un examen) = to take a test Rentrer = to return (go back) Habiter = to live Chanter = to sing Danser = to dance Rigoler = to have fun / joke around Aimer = to like/love All of these verbs follow the ER verb conjugation rules 

Vowels and the subject Je The subject je become j’ in front of a verb that starts with a vowel Example: Étudier…conjugated with je -> j’étudie Example: arriver…conjugated with je -> j’arrive Je is the only subject where this occurs…all other subjects remain the same Tu arrives….NOT t’arrives!!!!

NEGATIVE When saying you don’t do something put ne before the conjugated verb and pas after Example: Je ne chante pas = I don’t sing Example: Vous ne dansez pas = You don’t dance

Acheter and Préférer Verbs like acheter and préférer have spelling changes in the stem for some of the forms but the endings remain the same. J’achète je préfère Tu achètes tu préfères Il / elle achète il/elle préfère Nous achetons nous préférons Vous achetez vous préférez Ils/ elles achètent ils /elles préfèrent

GER and CER verbs Verbs ending in GER and CER have a spelling change in the NOUS form only Manger = to eat Je mange …… nous mangeons Commencer = to begin Je commence …… nous commençons