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French 7 : Verbs 1. Regular ER Verbs There are five main kinds of verbs in French: regular -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. French regular -ER verbs are by far the largest group of French verbs. Here are just a few of the most common regular -ER verbs: aimer to like, to love arriver to arrive, to happen chanter to sing chercher to look for danser to dance demander to ask for dépenser to spend (money) détester to hate donner to give écouter to listen to étudier to study fermer to close goûter to taste jouer to play laver to wash lever to lift manger* to eat nager* to swim parler to talk, to speak passer to pass, spend (time) penser to think porter to wear, to carry regarder to watch, to look at rêver to dream sembler to seem skier to ski travailler to work trouver to find visiter to visit (a place) voler to fly, to steal

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French 7 : Verbs

1. Regular ER Verbs

There are five main kinds of verbs in French: regular -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.

French regular -ER verbs are by far the largest group of French verbs. Here are just a few of the

most common regular -ER verbs:

aimer to like, to love

arriver to arrive, to happen

chanter to sing

chercher to look for

danser to dance

demander to ask for

dépenser to spend (money)

détester to hate

donner to give

écouter to listen to

étudier to study

fermer to close

goûter to taste

jouer to play

laver to wash

lever to lift

manger* to eat

nager* to swim

parler to talk, to speak

passer to pass, spend (time)

penser to think

porter to wear, to carry

regarder to watch, to look at

rêver to dream

sembler to seem

skier to ski

travailler to work

trouver to find

visiter to visit (a place)

voler to fly, to steal

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*All regular -ER verbs are conjugated according to the regular -ER verb conjugation pattern,

except for verbs that end in -ger and -cer, which are known as spelling-change verbs.

The French present tense has three different English equivalents, because the English helping

verbs "to be" and "to do" are not translated into French. For example, je mange can mean all of

the following:

I eat. I am eating. I do eat.

Regular -ER verb conjugations

To conjugate an -ER verb in the present tense, remove the infinitive ending and then add the

appropriate endings. For example, here are the present tense conjugations for the regular -ER

verbs parler (to speak), donner (to give), and visiter (to visit):

Pronoun Ending parler > parl- donner > donn- visiter > visit-

Je (I) -e parle donne visite

Tu (You) -es parles donnes visites

Il/elle (He/she) -e parle donne visite

Nous (We) -ons parlons donnons visitons

Vous (You ‘plural’ -ez parlez donnez visitez

Ils/ells (They) -ent parlent donnent visitent

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French Regular -ER Verbs – Practice Practice French -ER verbs by conjugating the following verbs in the present tense and then translate them into English. The first row is done for you as an example

skier (To ski)

Je skie = I ski Nous skions = We ski

Tu _________ = __________ Vous _________ = __________

Il __________ = __________ Ils __________ = __________

Chanter (To sing)

Je _________ = __________ Nous _________ = __________

Tu _________ = __________ Vous _________ = __________

Il __________ = __________ Ils ___________ = __________

Give the correct form of the verb indicated in parentheses.

1. Sam et Tammy, ils _________ à Comox. (habiter)

2. Tammy _________ le français. (étudier)

3. Je _________ un peu. (chanter)

4. J'_________ la musique française. (adorer)

5. Nous _________ au foot. (jouer)

6. Vous _________ la musique texane? (aimer)

7. Quelle sorte de musique est-ce que tu _________? (aimer)

8. Tammy _________ les sports. (détester)

9. Sean _________ de la guitare. (jouer)

10. Est-ce que tu _________ du piano? (jouer)

11. Sean _________ son ami Corey. (chercher)

12. Tammy et Sarah _________ la télévision. (regarder) Answers on the following page

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Answers

Skier

Je skie = I ski Tu skies = You ski Il skie = He skis

Nous skions = We ski Vous skiez = You ski Ils skient = They ski

Chanter

Je chante = I sing Tu chantes = You sing Il chante = He sings

Nous chantons = We sing Vous chantez = You sing Ils chantent = They sing

1. Sam et Tammy, ils habitent à Comox. (habiter)

2. Tammy étudie le français. (étudier)

3. Je chante un peu. (chanter)

4. J'adore la musique française. (adorer)

5. Nous jouons au foot. (jouer)

6. Vous aimez la musique texane? (aimer)

7. Quelle sorte de musique est-ce que tu aimes? (aimer)

8. Tammy déteste les sports. (détester)

9. Sean joue de la guitare. (jouer)

10. Est-ce que tu joues du piano? (jouer)

11. Sean cherche son ami Corey. (chercher)

12. Tammy et Sarah regardent la télévision. (regarder)

You can find other French practice here: http://www.quia.com/shared/french/

To find more –ER Verb practice, type ‘ER verbs’ into the search box

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2. The most common and irregular verbs of French

Être = To be

Present

je suis (I am)

tu es (You are)

il/elle est (He/She is)

nous sommes (We are)

vous êtes (You are)

ils/elles sont (They are)

For example:

Il est beau - He is handsome

Je suis à Paris - I'm in Paris

Nous sommes français - We're French

Il est là-bas - He's over there

Notes There are a number of English "to be" expressions which are translated in French by avoir (to have): avoir froid - to be cold avoir raison - to be right avoir xx ans - to be xx years old When talking about the weather, French uses the verb faire (to do/make) rather than être: Quel temps fait-il ? - How's the weather? Il fait beau - It's nice out Il fait du vent - It's windy ***See the section on ‘Avoir’ on the next page for more details

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avoir = To have

Present

j' ai (I have)

tu as (You have)

il/elle a (He/She has)

nous avons (We have)

vous avez (You have)

ils/elles ont (They have)

For example:

J'ai deux stylos I have two pens

J'ai trois frères I have three brothers

J'ai mal à la tête I have a headache

J'ai une idée I have an idea

Expressions with Avoir

In the following examples, the verb Avoir would be translated into English as “To be”.

J'ai 30 ans I am 30 years old

J'ai froid I am cold

J'ai soif I am thirsty

Il y a... There is/are...

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aller = To go

Present

je vais (I go)

tu vas (You go)

il/elle va (He/She goes)

nous allons (We go)

vous allez (You go)

ils/elles vont (They go)

For example:

Je vais à la banque I'm going to the bank.

Où vas-tu ? Where are you going?

Nous allons au cinéma We're going to the movies.

Ça va bien It's going well.

faire = To Make or To Do

Present

je fais (I make/do)

tu fais (You make/do)

il/elle fait (He/She makes/does)

nous faisons (We make/do)

vous faites (You make/do)

ils/elles font (They make/do)

For example:

Je fais la lessive - I'm doing the laundry. Je fais un gâteau - I'm making a cake. Je fais mes devoirs - I'm doing my homework. Je fais des projets - I'm making plans.

Expressions with Faire

Faire is used in a number of expressions, including some related to weather, sports, and math.

Il fait du soleil - It's sunny

Il fait froid - It's cold out.

Je fais du ski - I ski.

Deux et deux font quatre - Two plus two equals (makes) four.

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Être , Faire, Avoire Practice:

Please circle the correct verb in each of the following sentences.

1. Je (J') _____ chaud.

a) Suis

b) Ai

c) Fais

2. Quel temps _____-il ?

a) Est

b) A

c) Fait

3. Vous _____ semblant d'étudier.

a) Êtes

b) Avez

c) Faites

4. Vous _____ raison.

a) Êtes

b) Avez

c) Faites

5. Tu _____ plus âgé que moi.

a) Es

b) As

c) Fais

6. Je (J') _____ fatigué.

a) Suis

b) Es

c) Fais

7. Nous _____ du Mexique.

a) Sommes

b) Avons

c) Faisons

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8. Il _____ très intelligent.

a) Est

b) A

c) Fait

9. Il _____ 25 ans.

a) Est

b) A

c) Fait

10. Ils _____ un beau couple.

a) Sont

b) Ont

c) Font

11. Elle _____ belle.

a) Est

b) A

c) Fait

12. Les enfants _____ faim.

a) Sont

b) Ont

c) Font

13. Tu _____ mon meilleur ami.

a) Est

b) A

c) Fait

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Aller Practice:

Tu _____ a) vais

b) vas

c) va Il _____

a) vais b) vas

c) va Ils _____

a) vent b) allont

c) vant d) vont

Je _____ a) vais

b) vas

c) va

Vous _______ a) vallez

b) allez c) allent

Nous ______ a) allon

b) allons c) allent

Answers on the following page

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Answers:

1. Je (J') _____ chaud. a) Suis

b) Ai c) Fais

2. Quel temps _____-il ? a) Est b) A

c) Fait

3. Vous _____ semblant d'étudier.

d) Êtes e) Avez f) Faites

4. Vous _____ raison. d) Êtes e) Avez f) Faites

5. Tu _____ plus âgé que moi. d) Es

e) As f) Fais

6. Je (J') _____ fatigué. d) Suis e) Es

f) Fais

7. Nous _____ du Mexique. d) Sommes

e) Avons f) Faisons

8. Il _____ très intelligent. d) Est e) A

f) Fait

9. Il _____ 25 ans.

d) Est e) A f) Fait

10. Ils _____ un beau couple. d) Sont e) Ont f) Font

11. Elle _____ belle. d) Est

e) A f) Fait

12. Les enfants _____ faim. d) Sont e) Ont

f) Font

13. Tu _____ mon meilleur ami. d) Est e) A f) Fait

Aller Answers:

Tu _____

d) vais e) vas f) va

Il _____ d) vais e) vas f) va

Ils _____ e) vent f) allont

g) vant h) vont

Je _____

d) vais e) vas f) va

Vous _______

14. vallez 15. allez

16. allent Nous ______

d) allon

e) allons f) allent

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Practice Activities:

http://www.quia.com/shared/french/

Type the verb you would like to practice into the search box on the above website and try some of the

related activities.

http://quizlet.com/194753/avoir-aller-and-etre-verb-practice-flash-cards/

The information in these pages has come from the following websites:

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/index.html

http://french.about.com/

http://www.jump-gate.com/languages/french/french5.html