1. The Verbs end in ER
Les verbes réguliers en er au présent
The regular Verbs in er in present tense
LES VERBES EN ER

2. You will be able to:
CONJUGATE REGULAR VERBS IN ER IN
PRESENT TENSE.
FORM THE NEGATIVE
ASKING QUESTIONS

3. FRENCH REGULAR -ER VERBS
 There are 5 main kinds of French verbs: ER, IR,
RE, STEM-CHANGING, and IRREGULAR.
 Once you've learned the rules of conjugation for
each of the first three kinds of verbs, you
should have no problem conjugating regular
verbs in each of those categories.
 This lesson is on ER verbs, which are the first
most common category.

4. LES VERBES RÉGULIERS EN ER AU PRÉSENT
 Most verbs in French end in er (chanter =to sing,
travailler = to work, nager = to swim) this form of
the verb is called the infinitive.
 The stem or radical of the verb is the infinitive
minus the er (example: parler – er = parl).
Infinitive Stem or radical
Parler (to talk) parl
Écouter (to listen) Écout

5. DIFFERENT ENDINGS ARE ADDED TO THE STEM
FOR EACH SUBJECT.
Infinitive of the verb Parler – to talk
Subject Pronouns Stem end
Je = I Parl e
Tu = You (sing. informal Parl es
Il/elle = he/she Parl e
Nous = we Parl ons
Vous = You ( Pl. Formal)
Parl ez
Ils/elles = They parl ent

6. STUDY THE LIST OF THE VERBS BELOW
 parler = to talk  Visiter = to visit
 Chanter = to sing  Regarder = to look (at)
 Nager = to swim  Donner = to give
 Danser = to dance  Sauter = to jump
 Étudier = to study  Acheter = to buy
 Jouer = to play  Porter = to bring
 écouter=to listen  Demamder = to ask
 Marcher = to walk  Travailler = to work
 arreter = to stop  Habiter = to live
 Aimer = to like , to love  Manger = to eat

7. LA NÉGATION
 To make a sentence negative, simply put the
word ne before the verb and the word pas after
the verb
 Example: Je parle français (I speak French, or I am speaking French.)
 Je ne parle pas français (I do not speak French. Or I am not speaking French)

8. ASKING QUESTIONS
 Parles-tu? Or tu parles?
 Chantes-tu? Or tu chantes?
 Écoute-t-il? Or Il écoute?
Answer
 Affirmative Negative
 Oui, je parle. Non, je ne parle pas.
 Oui, je chante. Non, je ne chante pas.
 Oui, il écoute Non, il n’ écoute pas.

9. MAINTENANT À VOTRE TOUR !
WHAT IS THE STEM OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS
Stem Meaning
Dancer ________________ _______________
Jouer ________________________________
Sauter ________________________________
Demander ______________ ________________

10. MAINTENANT À VOTRE TOUR DE CONJUGUER!
aimer Singular Plural
1st person J’(e) ________ _______
nous
2nd person Tu ________ Vous ________
3rd person Il ________ Ils ________

11. MAKE EACH SENTENCE NEGATIVE.
1. Ils sautent. = 1 . Ils ne sautent pas.
2. Elles nagent. = 2. Elles ne nagent pas.
3. Il marche. = 3. Il ne marche pas.
4. Je regrade la 4. Je ne regarde pas la télévision.
télévision.= 5. Nous ne dansons pas.
5. Nous dansons. =

12. QUE FONT-ILLS? WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
Il saute
Il regarde la télé
Il nage
Elle chante Il mange
Il joue au tennis Il parle au téléphone
Elle dance

13. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
Affirmative Negative
 Téléphonent-ils?
 Dance-t-elle?
 Écoutez-vous la radio?
 Nages-tu?
 Parles-tu français?
 Chantons-nous?

14. TEX ET TAMMY
 Tex et Tammy, ils  Tex and Tammy, they
écoutent de la musique listen to Cajun music
cadienne avec Paw-Paw! with Paw-Paw!
Tammy: Tammy:
 Nous adorons danser.  We love to dance.
Tex: Tex:
 Oui, oui, c'est vrai. Nous  Yes, yes, that's true. We
dansons beaucoup. dance a lot.

15. TEX, TAMMY ET TATOU!
 Tex, il parle français?  Tex speaks French?
Mais c'est un tatou. But he's an armadillo.
Tex: Tex:
 Bien sûr je parle français  Of course, I speak French
etTammy, elle aussi, elle and Tammy,too, she
parle français. speaks French?
 Eh bien dis donc, même
les tatous parlent
français au Texas?

16. WEB VERB IN ER
 http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/ver1.html (Note and Conversation)
 http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/erverbs_regular.htm (verbs. in Er)