IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, REGULAR VERBS ARE DIVIDED INTO 3 GROUPS IDENTIFIED BY THE INFINITVE ENDING OF THE VERB. -ER-IR-RE 1 ST GROUP 2 ND GROUP 3 RD GROUP
LES VERBES DU PREMIER GROUP: -ER VERBS
Home Les activités 3 3 RAPPEL A Les verbes réguliers en -er: formes affirmatives. INFINITIVE STEM ( La racine) PRESENT je-e parlestu-es parleil/elle/on-e parlonsnous-ons parlezvous-ez parlentils/elles-ent Continued... parl- parle AFFIRMATIVE ENDINGS La terminaison Parler = to speak
Home Les activités 3 3 RAPPEL A Les verbes réguliers en -er: formes negatives. PRESENT je-e ne parles pastu-es ne parle pasil/elle/on-e ne parlons pasnous-ons ne parlez pasvous-ez ne parlent pasils/elles-ent Continued... ne parle pas NEGATIVE ENDINGS La terminaison
Home Les activités 3 3 RAPPEL A Les verbes réguliers en -er: formes affirmatives et négatives Notice that: For verbs ending in -ger, the nous- form is written with - geons: Ex: nous mangeons, nous nageons Also notice that: The stem of the verb acheter is written with è in the je, tu, il, and ils- forms: Ex: j’achète, tu achètes, il/elle achète, ils/elles achètent Continued...
Home Les activités 3 3 RAPPEL A Les verbes réguliers en -er: formes affirmatives et négatives Link to Image The pronoun on The pronoun on always takes the il/elle- form of the verb. The pronoun on has several English equivalents: they, you (in general), people, one. Ex: À Montréal, on parle français. In Montreal, people (they) speak French. Ex: Quand on est jeune, on aime When one is young, one likes music. la musique. In conversation, on is frequently used instead of nous to mean we. Quand est-ce qu’on mange? When are we eating?