Verbes en -er Monsieur Clark
Infinitive The form of the verb we find in the dictionary is called the infinitive.
Infinitive This is expressed in English by to …, e.g. to play, to think, to sing
Infinitive In French the most common regular verb in the infinitive is the –er verb, e.g. jouer = to play
Present tense This expresses an action which is happening at the present time. Je joue = I am playing / I play
To form the present tense Subject pronoun + the stem + the appropriate ending
Subject pronouns je = I tu = you (sing.) il = he/it elle = she/it on = one nous = we vous = you (pl./sing polite) ils = they (m,m+f) elles =they(f)
The stem In –er verbs the stem is formed by removing the –er. jou er
The Endings je = -e tu = -es il = -e elle = -e on = -e nous = -ons vous = -ez ils = -ent elles = -ent
jouer – to play je jou tu jou il jou elle jou on jou e es e e e nous jou vous jou ils jou elles jou ons ez ent ent
chanter – to sing je chant tu chant il chant elle chant on chant e es e e e nous chant vous chant ils chant elles chant ons ez ent ent
aimer – to like/love jaim tu aim il aim elle aim on aim e es e e e nous aim vous aim ils aim elles aim ons ez ent ent