-ER VERBS FRENCH ER VERB CONJUGATION jouer au basket
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-ER VERB CONJUGATION Verb conjugation is like doing a puzzle.
Just follow these two steps: For er verbs: 1.Drop the er 2.Match
the verb ending to the subject For example: Je/aimer Jaime Tu/aimer
Tu aimes SubjectVerb Ending Je-e Tu-es Il-e Elle-e On-e Nous-ons
*Nous-eons Vous-ez Ils-ent Elles-ent
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-ER VERBS Talk Eat Play Swim Like Dislike
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PARLER to talk
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MANGER to eat
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JOUER to play
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NAGER to swim
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AIMER to like
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DETESTER to dislike
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French er verbs are called -er verbs because they end in -er
parleraimerjouer mangerdetesternager Yes No
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Jaime nager!
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SUBJECT/VERB MATCHING Speaking French is a lot like putting
together a puzzle. The subject and the verb need to match. You need
to find the matching ending. How? Look at this chart to learn the
matching ending for each subject. SubjectVerb Ending Je-e Tu-es
Il-e Elle-e
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LETS PRACTICE! Lets practice matching subjects and verb
endings! Use the chart below to decide which ending matches the
subject: SubjectVerb Ending Je-e Tu-es Il-e Elle-e 1.Je parl__ a.
b. -e -es
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LOOK CAREFULLY AT THIS CHART SubjectVerb Ending Je-e Tu-es Il-e
Elle-e Which letter is matched up with the subject je?
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MORE PRACTICE SubjectVerb Ending Je-e Tu-es Il-e Elle-e 2. Je
nag__. a. b. -e -es
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THERE IS AN EXCEPTION When you want to say we you need to pay
attention to verbs with the letter g. Examples are: nager and
manger. For these verbs you need to add an e before the regular ons
ending. Subject WeVerb Ending Nous-ons -eons Examples in a
sentence: Nous mangeons. (We eat.) Nous nageons. (We swim.) Nous
parlons. (We speak.) Nous aimons le chien. (We like the dog.)
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EXCEPTION PRACTICE In the sentence below, was the Exception
Rule used or did we use the Regular Rule ? HINT: If the last five
letters are: geons the Exception Rule was used. 1.Nous mangeons la
pizza. Exception Rule Regular Rule
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MORE PRACTICE Which sentence is an example of the Exception
Rule? 1.Nous mangeons la pizza.Nous mangeons la pizza. 2.Nous
detestons la pizza.Nous detestons la pizza. 3.Nous jouons.Nous
jouons. Exception Rule
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-ER VERB ENDINGS Je-e Tu-es Il-e Elle-e On-e Nous-ons
*Nous-eons Vous-ez Ils-ent Elles-ent *When stem ends in g the
ending is -eons
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Try Again
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SENTENCE PRACTICE Lets practice making sentences! Visit this
link to practice. Remember for all er verbs:link 1.Drop the er
2.Add the matching ending 3.Watch out for the Exception Rule
SubjectVerb Ending Je-e Tu-es Il-e Elle-e On-e Nous-ons *Nous-eons
Vous-ez Ils-ent Elles-ent
