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8/19/2019 French Verbs Introduction
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• Verbs ending in -er : -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent ,
• Verbs ending in -ir : -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent ,
• But there are numerous irregularities, especially in the third group.
• Verbs ending in -re: -s, -s, - , -ons, -ez, -ent ,
• Example:
1st group 2nd group 3rd group
je parle je finis je descends
tu parles tu finis tu descendes
il, elle, on parle il, elle, on finit il, elle, on descendnous parlons nous finissons nous descendons
vous parlez vous finissez vous descendez
ils, elles parlent ils, elles finissent descendent
The correct conjugated forms of a French verb are obtained from its basic,
unconjugated form called the infnitive.
Here’s a list of regular ER verbs
• abaisser - to lowerregular E! verbs"
• accepter - to accept
• accompagner - to accompany
• accorder - to admit
• admirer - to admire
• adorer - to adore
• aider - to help
• aimer - to li#e to love"
• ajouter - to add
• amuser - to amuse
• apporter - to bring
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• approcher - to approach
• arr$ter - to stop
• arriver - to arrive
• assister - to attend
• avancer - to advance
• bavarder - to chat
• blesser - to hurt or offend
• brosser - to brush
• br%ler - to burn
• cacher - to hide
• casser - to brea#
• causer - to cause or to chat informally"
• chanter - to sing
• chercher - to loo# for
• commander - to order
• compter - to count
• conseiller - to advise or to give advice
• continuer - to continue
• contr&ler - to control
• coucher - to put to bed se coucher means to go to bed"
• couper - to cut
• co%ter -to cost
• crier - to cry out
• danser - to dance
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• d'cider - to decide
• d'jeuner - to eat lunch
• demander - to as# for
• d'p$cher - to hurry
• d'tester - to hate
• deviner - to guess
• d(ner - to dine
• discuter - to discuss
• donner - to give
• douter - to doubt
• 'chapper - to escape
• 'couter - to listen
• employer - to use
• encourager - to encourage
• enseigner - to teach
• entrer - to enter
• 'tudier - to study
• excuser - to excuse
• exister - to exist
• expli)uer - to explain
• explorer - to explore
• f*cher - to get angry
• fermer - to close
• fumer - to smo#e
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• gagner - to win or earn
• garder - to #eep
• gaspiller - to waste
• go%ter - to taste
• habiller - to dress
• habiter - to live
• insister -to insist
• int'resser - to interes
• inviter - to invite
• jouer - to play
• laisser - to leave
• laver - to wash
• monter - to climb
• montrer - to show
• neiger - to snow
• occuper - to occupy
• oublier - to forget
• pardonner - to forgive
• parler - to tal#
• passer to pass or spend time
• peigner - to comb
• penser - to thin#
• pleurer - to cry
• pr'parer - to prepare
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• pr'senter - to present
• )uitter - to leave
• raconter - to retell
• regarder - to loo# at
• refuser - to refuse
• remar)uer - to notice
• rencontrer - to meet
• rentrer - to return
• reposer - to rest
• rester - to remain
• sembler - to seem
• s'parer - to separate
• souhaiter - to wish
• tomber - to fall
• travailler - to wor#
In English, the innitive is formed by adding to in front of the verb (to do, to
sing!"
In French# aller$ to go, donner % to give (etc!
Verbs –ir orm the second group. E&"# some 'nd grou verbs
)gir to act
*hoisir to choose
*ourir to run
Finir to nish
+ourir to die
entir to feel
-ouloir to .ant
Verbs in –re orm the third group. E&#some /rd grou verbs
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*omrendre to understand
*onduire to drive
Entendre to hear
ourire to smile
-endre to sell
-ivre to live
It is useful to classify verbs in these three grous because
di0erent conjugation rules aly to each of them
The irregular verbs être, avoir and aller are not a art of a
grou
*onjugation of ER verb belo. chanter % to sing
1ote # the verb forms # je chante, tu chantes, il2elle2on chante,
ils2elles chantent are ronounced e&actly in the same .ay"
This means the nal %e, $s and %ent are silent
SPECI! C"#C$E#IS$ICS %& –E# VE#'S
-erbs ending in –eler (E&" # s’aeler# je m’aellemy name
is! , its derivatives, similar verbs and verbs ending in –eter
(such as jeter %to thro.!
3hen conjugating these verbs in the present tense, doublethe root(s consonnants –l ) –t.
This rule doesn(t concern the lural nous *+e and vous*-ou.