Verbes Réguliers: French 1

(Chapître Préliminaire)

"Conjuguez"
subject
verb
infinitive
je
tu
-er, -ir, -re
There are 3 types of regular verbes:
-er, -ir, -re

Conjugate is a big word for "to change a verb to match the subject."
The Subject is the who or what that does the action.
The Verb is the action or state of being.
The Infinitive is the unchanged form of the verb (not conjugated).

The subject pronouns in French are:

singular plural
1st person je = I nous = we
2nd person tu = you vous = you
3rd person il = he
elle = she
on = one (in general)		 ils = they
elles = they

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To conjugate an -er verb:


1)  take off the -er
2)  add the ending that matches the subject:

The present tense endings of regular -er verbes are:

subject: ending:
je -e
tu -es
il*
elle*
on		 -e
nous** -ons
vous -ez
ils*
elles*		 -ent
* You may use people's names in place of the subject pronouns
with these verb endings also.

modèle:
parler = to speak

je parle
tu parles
il parle		 nous parlons
vous parlez
ils parlent
(Conjugate any one -er verb begining with a consonant,
and any one -er verb begining with a vowel
as an example in the verb section of your notebook.)

If a verb starts with a vowel sound,
change je to j'

Conjuguez au tableau:
fermer, donner, regarder, expliquer, parler, écouter, aimer, demander





(Chapître 1)

Vocabulaire: -er Verbes #1

parler = to speak
regarder = to look at, watch
chanter = to sing
écouter = to listen to
étudier = to study
aimer = to like/love
adorer = to love/adore
désirer = to want 
fermer = to close
donner = to give		 compter = to give
chercher = to get/look for 
danser = to dance
jouer = to play 
 

(-ger verbs)
voyager = to travel
manger = to eat
nager = to swim

Verbes: -er régulier
arriver - to arrive
frapper - to knock
oublier - to forget
jouer - to play

(Chapître 3)

-ger and -cer verbs
commencer = to begin/start
je commence 
tu commences 
il commence		 nous commençons
vous commencez 
elles commencent

manger = to eat

je mange 
tu manges 
il mange		 nous mangeons
vous mangez 
elles mangent

(Chapître 10)

Grammaire du Jour:  Mute "e" gang warfare:

amener - to bring

j�amène
tu amènes
il amène		 nous amenons
vous amenez
ils amènent

appeler - to call

J�appelle
tu appelles
il appelle		 nous appelons
vous appelez
ils appellent

lever = to lift, raise
grommeler = to grumble

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(Chapître 1)

Grammaire: Le Négatif
If a verb starts with a vowel sound,
change je to j'
and ne to n'

To make a sentence negative: No, I do not speak German.
put:  . . . ne verb pas. . .
example:  Je ne parle pas allemand.

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Les verbes en -ir:

Les terminaisons au présent:

subject: ending:
je -is
tu -is
il*
elle*
on		 -it
nous -issons
vous -issez
ils*
elles*		 -issent

Modèle:

finir - to finish
je finis
tu finis
il finit		 nous finissons
vous finissez
ils finissent

Common -ir Verbs:

âgir - to act
bâtir - to build
blanchir - to pale/turn white
choisir - to choose
désobéir - to disobey
finir - to finish
grandir - to grow/get big		 grossir - to get fat
maigrir - to get skinny
obéir - to obey
punir - to punish
réfléchir - to reflect
remplir - to fill
rougir - to blush/turn red

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(Chapître 3)

Les verbes en -re:
Les terminaisons au présent:
subject: ending: subject: ending:
je -s nous -ons
tu -s vous -ez
il
elle
on		 - ils
elles		 -ent

Modèle:

vendre - to sell
je vends
tu vends
il vend		 nous vendons
vous vendez
ils vendent

Common -re Verbs:

attendre - to wait for
défendre - to defend
descendre - to go/come down
entendre - to hear
interrompre - to interrupt		 perdre - to lose
rendre - to give back; return
répondre - to answer; respond
rompre - to break
vendre - to sell