Er verbs

Putting It TogetherAn ER verb assembly kit

Sue Nicholson– French teacherStantonbury Campus

Putting It TogetherAn ER verb assembly kit

A do-it-yourself program for constructing complete thoughts and actions using regular ER verbs

Setup

Getting Started

Projects

FAQ’s

Owner’s Manual

Setup

The process of verb conjugationParts and accessories

La Conjugaison des VerbesVerb Conjugation

So what is conjugation? What does “conjugate” mean?

In grammatical terms, it’s…Taking the regular form of the verb (such as: to have, to eat, to dance, to speak, etc) and changing it to agree with the subject of the verb (the person/object performing the action)

Lost? Don’t you worry. We conjugate verbs in English every day! How???


Watch carefully as our verb repair specialty crew conjugates an English verb in the present tense.

to be

I am We areYou are You (pl) areHe/She is They are


Don’t they do excellent work? Here are some other familiar projects:

to dance to eat

I dance We danceYou dance You (pl) danceHe/She dances They dance

I eat We eatYou eat You (pl) eatHe/She eats They eat

Is it making sense yet? We change “to dance” to “dance” or “dances” depending on who we’re talking about (I, You, They). The same goes for “to eat.” Try a few on your own:


Here are a few verbs try. Remember to use the present tense!

to watch

I watch We watchYou watch You (pl) watchHe/She watches They watch

to work

I work We workYou work You (pl) workHe/She works They work

How did you do?C’est facile, n’est-ce pas?

Now that you are experts, lets check out the nuts and bolts of conjugating French verbs.


Would you say… (click on each one)

I is? You be? He are?

She work?

They watches? I to be?

You to work?

Oops! Of course not! Conjugated verbs are not interchangeable! It sounds ridiculous! It’s the same way with the French language.

La Conjugaison des VerbesParts and Accessories

In order to be a successful verb conjugator, you will need to know the following 4 terms:

Stem-

Infinitive-

The verb by itself: danser, parler, inviter, regarderWhat others can you name?

The verb without the er: dans, parl, invit, regard

Subject-The person or thing doing the action (je, vous, la télé)

travailler

habiter organiser

écouter chanter

Ending-


And most importantly:

The combination of letters that we put in place of the “er” that we dropped earlier. Each pronoun has it’s own ending to be used.Below is a chart that gives these endings

-ER Endings

Je e [—] Nous

ons [ohn]

Tu es [—] Vous

ez [eh]

Il/ Elle e [—] Ils/

Elles ent [—]


Subject Infinitive Stem Ending

The worker: The drill packaging:

The drill: (packaging removed)

The drill bits:

Or think of it this way:

aimer, danser, chanter, parler

er

Je, Tu, Nous, la fille, Ils

aim, dans, chant, parl

e, es, e, ons, ez, ent

The worker chooses the bit for each drill!!!


Ok, here’s the drill : Try to conjugate these French verbs by following the 4 simple step:

1. Take note of the worker2. Choose your drill package3. Remove ALL er packaging from the drill

(how else are you going to use it?)4. Select the correct bit for the worker given *Notice, there are 6 workers for each verb!*

JeTu

Il/Elle

parlerNousVousIls/Elles

JeTu

Il/Elle

parlerNousVousIls/Elles

JeTu

Il/Elle

jouerNousVousIls/Elles

JeTu

Il/Elle

habiterNousVousIls/Elles

JeTu

Il/Elle

aimerNousVousIls/Elles


Go to the next page to see how you did!

Je parleTu parles

Il/Elle parle

parlerNous parlons

Vous parlezIls/Elles parlent

Je joueTu joues

Il/Elle joue

jouerNous

jouonsVous jouezIls/Elles jouent

J’habiteTu habites

Il/Elle habite

habiterNous

habitonsVous habitezIls/Elles habitent

J’aimeTu aimesIl/Elle aime

aimerNous aimonsVous aimez

Ils/Elles aiment


How did you do? Ready for a new twist?

Getting Started

Parts ReviewThe Rule of THREE

Parts ReviewSurveying the Foundation

You should know the following terms before proceeding:

-conjugate-subject-infinitive-stem-ending

Remember, when putting something together, it’s always better to have a strong foundation than a weak one. You want what you are making to last, right? Make sure your foundation is strong before you begin further building.

Les exemples au WebMore examples: (click on links to hear

an authentic pronunciation)

http://www.frenchtutorial.com/standard/present/group1.php

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/ver1.html

The above links are the internet examples (described in your packet)




http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/ver1.html

Les ProjetsProjects

Visit the following sites and try to activities to test your newfound skills and knowledge:

1. be sure to following instructions in parentheses! http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/HotPotatoes/index.htm (click on “Français, scroll down and select Present Tense, click on Regular –ER Verbs)2. http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa101199t.htm3. http://www.quia.com/mc/66100.html (you may play several times)4. http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/ver1.html (scroll down towards the bottom, starting with “fill in the blanks”)

Education

Er verbs