Talking about the things you do How to use -ER verbs WALT All pupils understand how to use –ER verbs with ‘je’, ‘tu’, ‘il’ and ‘elle’ Some pupils able to use all pronouns WILF

Can you think of any others? How to use –ER verbs This is what we call the INFINITIVE form of the verb. In English the INFINITIVE starts with ‘to…’ Here are some English verbs To eat To play To listen To watch To work To study Can you think of any others? To like To have To do

What do you notice about these French INFINITIVES? How to use –ER verbs Here are the same verbs in French jouer manger écouter regarder travailler étudier aimer avoir faire

Here are the same verbs in French What do you notice about these French INFINITIVES? How to use –ER verbs Here are the same verbs in French jouer manger écouter regarder travailler étudier These verbs are called er verbs and they all follow the same pattern aimer These ones are irregular and do not follow a pattern avoir faire être

? ? Let’s have a look at some English verbs again To be I am You are How to use –ER verbs Let’s have a look at some English verbs again To be I am You are He is She is We are They are  To be I am You am He am She am We am They am ? To be I be You be He be She be We be They be ? So, what’s wrong with this? You have to put the right bit of the verb with each person

Je I Tu You Il He Elle She On We/they/one Nous We Vous Ils They Elles How to use –ER verbs If we always learn our verbs in this order, it will help us to remember the pattern Je Tu Il Elle On Nous Vous Ils Elles I You He She We/they/one We They

Jouer – to play Je joue Tu joues Il joue Elle joue On joue Nous jouons How to use –ER verbs Jouer – to play Je joue Tu joues Il joue Elle joue On joue Nous jouons Vous jouez Ils jouent Elles jouent

Regarder – to watch Je regarde Tu regardes Il regarde Elle regarde How to use –ER verbs Regarder – to watch Je regarde Tu regardes Il regarde Elle regarde On regarde Nous regardons Vous regardez Ils regardent Elles regardent

écouter – to live Can you see a pattern? J’écoute Tu écoutes Il écoute How to use –ER verbs écouter – to live Can you see a pattern? J’écoute Tu écoutes Il écoute Elle écoute On écoute Nous écoutons Vous écoutez Ils écoutent Elles écoutent Il, elle and on always have the same ending Ils and elles ALWAYS have the same ending We never pronounce the ‘nt’ at the end

Can you see a pattern? J’ écoute Je joue Tu écoutes Je regarde How to use –ER verbs J’ écoute Tu écoutes Il écoute Elle écoute On écoute Nous écoutons Vous écoutez Ils écoutent Elles écoutent Je joue Tu joues Il joue Elle joue On joue Nous jouons Vous jouez Ils jouent Elles jouent Je regarde Tu regardes Il regarde Elle regarde On regarde Nous regardons Vous regardez Ils regardent Elles regardent

Can you see a pattern? Je e Tu es Il e Elle e On e Nous ons Vous ez Ils ent Elles ent How to use –ER verbs 1.Write down the person. 2.Chop off the ER from the infinitive. 3.Write down what’s left (the stem). 4.Add the correct ending.

I play She lives I watch You watch We live He works They live You play How to use –ER verbs I play She lives I watch You watch We live They live You play He works They play