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Verbes en -er. Le temps present. Infinitive. The form of the verb we find in the dictionary is called the “infinitive”. Infinitive. This is expressed in English by “to …”, e.g. to play, to think, to sing. Infinitive.
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Verbes en -er Le temps present
Infinitive The form of the verb we find in the dictionary is called the “infinitive”.
Infinitive This is expressed in English by “to …”, e.g. to play, to think, to sing
Infinitive In French the most common regular verb in the infinitive is the –er verb, e.g. jouer = to play If we learn what to do with one -er verb, we know what to do with almost all of them!
You should have circled… • Parler • Passer • Payer • Préférer • Préparer • Présenter • Regarder • Rencontrer • Rentrer • Répéter • Rester • Retourner Can you find any other infinitives on that dictionary page?
Other Verbs on the page… • These verbs are conjugated differently! It’s very important that you ONLY use the following verb pattern with verbs ending in –ER! Prendre Rendre Répondre
You will now take some notes from the next slides. Turn your WKST over!
The Present Tense The Present Tense in any language tells us what is happening now Je joue is an example of the French present tense In English je jouecould mean I play I am playingor I do play
To form the present tense: Subject pronoun + the verb stem + the appropriate ending
The stem In –er verbs the stem is formed by removing the –er. jou er
je = -e tu = -es il = -e elle = -e on = -e nous = -ons vous = -ez ils = -ent elles = -ent The Endings
je jou tu jou il jou elle jou on jou e es e e e jouer – to play nous jou vous jou ils jou elles jou ons ez ent ent
je chant tu chant il chant elle chant on chant e ese e e chanter – to sing nous chant vous chant ils chant elles chant ons ez ent ent
je nag tu nag il nag elle nag on nag e es e e e nager – to swim nous nag vous nag ils nag elles nag eons ez ent ent
Parlons Nous Voyagez Vous Travaillent Ils / Elles Regardes Tu Nage Je / Il/ Elle/ On Mangeons Nous Give the Subject Pronoun for each Conjugated Verb!
Conjugate the verb for the indicated subject. • Je (parler) • Je parle. • Nous (étudier) • Nous étudions. • Ils (travailler) • Ils travaillent.
Conjugate the verb for the indicated subject. • Nous (voyager) • Nous voyageons. • Vous (écouter) • Vous écoutez. • On (manger) • On mange.
Conjugate the verb for the indicated subject. • Tu (aimer) • Tu aimes. • Elles (jouer) • Elles jouent. • Nous (regarder) • Nous regardons.