Les verbes –ER Et Le partitif La Revue: Les verbes –ER Et Le partitif

La norm: Comparisons 4.1 Understanding the nature of language How is a « regular verb »? How are regular –ER verbs conjugated?

One last thing! To make a sentence negative ne … pas is put around the verb. Je ne travaille pas après l’école (I don’t work after school.) If the verb begins with a vowel or silent ‘h’, then ne becomes n’ Je n’aime pas les maths! I don’t like math!

La fomrule: Stem + endings = conjugated verb Stem = infinitive – ER *The infinitive is the form of the verb before it is conjugate, when it still has its « ending » on. Endings: Je – e Nous – ons Tu – es Vous – ez Il, elle, on - e Ils/elles - ent

Parler Nous parlons Je parle Vous parlez Tu parles Ils/elles parlent Elle parle On

So, what does ‘Je parle’ mean? Je parle = I talk I am talking I do talk Nous parlons = We talk We are talking We do talk

Can you conjugate ‘Aimer’ – to like? J’ aime Tu aimes Il Elle aime On Why did ‘Je’ become J’? Nous aimons Vous aimez Ils/elles aiment What sound will be made to link the subject and verb?

One last thing! To make a sentence negative ne … pas is put around the verb. Je ne travaille pas après l’école (I don’t work after school.) If the verb begins with a vowel or silent ‘h’, then ne becomes n’ Je n’aime pas les maths! I don’t like math!

Talking about an indefinite quantity or things in general Le partitif Talking about an indefinite quantity or things in general

La norm: Comparisons 4.1 Understanding the nature of language When are definit articles used? What is « le partitif »? How is it formed?

Definite Articles: Le, La & Les Used to refer to a SPECIFIC item: Voilà le dessert There is the dessert Le pain est sur la table The bread is on the table

Used when talking about things in general: Le chocolat est delicieux Chocolate is delicious Je déteste les haricots verts I hate green beans

Le, La & Les Are often used with verbs that express likes and dislikes: Aimer – to like Adorer – to love Préférer – to prefer Détester – to hate J’adore le fruit mais je déteste les legumes

Le partitif: Expressing ‘some’ or ‘any’ Used to express an unspecified amount, or part of the whole In English we say ‘some’ or ‘any’ These words may be omitted in English The partitif MUST be used in French: Vous avez du thé? Do you have (any) tea? Je commande de la viande. I’m ordering (some) meat

Partitif = de + definite article (la, l’, le, & les) Remember the contractions? De + la = de la – J’ai de la crème (used with fem. sing. Nouns) De + l’= de l’ – Je voudrais de l’eau (used with sing. Nouns – vowel) De + le = du – Tu manges du pain? (used with masc. sing. Nouns) De + les = des – Il achète des fruits (Used with plural nouns)

Use the partitive with these verbs: Acheter – to buy Commander – to order Avoir – to have Manger – to eat Vouloir – to want

Remember Un, Une & Des in a negative sentence? They all change to de or d’: J’ai un livre – Je n’ai pas de livre Il a une voiture – Il n’a pas de voiture Ils ont des frères – Ils n’ont pas de frères