SOME EXAMPLES:  Danser – to danceAimer- to like or love  Chanter – to singAdorer- to adore  Manger – to eatDétester- to hate  Jouer – to play  Parler.

Présentation au sujet: "SOME EXAMPLES:  Danser – to danceAimer- to like or love  Chanter – to singAdorer- to adore  Manger – to eatDétester- to hate  Jouer – to play  Parler."— Transcription de la présentation:

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2 SOME EXAMPLES:  Danser – to danceAimer- to like or love  Chanter – to singAdorer- to adore  Manger – to eatDétester- to hate  Jouer – to play  Parler – to talk or speak  Voyager – to travel  Travailler- to work  Etudier- to study  Regarder- to watch  Ecouter – to listen

3  What does CONJUGATE mean?  Conjugate means to change the verb in order to make meaning.  Do we do this in English? Yes.  One conjugates the present tense of the verb “to be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.

4  1. Write the noun or subject pronoun (je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, or elles).  2. take the ER off the verb. (the infinitive)  3. add the correct endings that go with each subject pronoun. (endings: E, ES, E, ONS, EZ, ENT)

5  Examples:  Elle aime lire. She likes to read.  Je n’aime pas travailler.I don’t like to work.  Nous aimons nager.We like to swim.

6  J’aimenous aimons  Tu aimesvous aimez  Il/elle aime ils/elles aiment  J’aime manger  Je n’aime pas manger

7  nous mangeons, nous voyageons, nous nageons  Add an e after the g in the nous form  J’aime, j’adore, j’habite  Je becomes J’ when it goes before a vowel or H

8  Put Ne…pas around the verb- think of them as earmuffs.  Ne become N’ before a vowel or H  Tu ne danses pas beaucoup.  Je ne joue pas au foot.  Je n’aime pas nager.

9 MATCH THE CORRECT SUBJECT TO THE VERB  1. J’A. aimons le chocolat.  2. Helene et MiaB. surfes sur Internet.  3. NousC. il adore lire.  4. Tu D. aiment bien la glace.  5. Et Patrick, E. étudie le français.

10  1. E  2. D  3. A  4. B  5. C

11 MAKE THE SENTENCES NEGATIVE BY ADDING NE…PAS (USE N’…PAS BEFORE A VOWEL OR H) 1. Nous regardons la télé. 2. Vous mangez la glace. 3. Martin téléphone à un ami. 4. Céline et Monica aiment chanter.