REGULAR “ER” VERBS

HOW TO CONJUGATE THEM

STEP 1

• TAKE OFF THE “ER” ENDING• YOU ARE NOW LEFT WITH THE STEM OR ROOT

OR BASE

STEP 2

• TO THIS STEM OR ROOT OR BASE, YOU WILL NOW ADD THE FOLLOWING ENDINGS, DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT PRONOUN

STEP 3

• FOR THE SINGULAR:1ST PERSON = (“I”) THE ENDING IS =“E”2ND PERSON = (“YOU”) ENDING IS = “ES”3RD PERSON M.=(“HE”) ENDING IS = “E”3RD PERSON F.=(“SHE”) ENDING IS = “E”3RD PERSON ?=(“ONE”) ENDING IS = “E”

STEP 3 (CONT.)

• 1ST PERSON “I” = “JE”• 2ND PERSON “YOU = “TU”• 3RD PERSON M. “HE” = “IL”• 3RD PERSON F. “SHE” = “ELLE”• 3RD PERSON ? “ONE” = “ON”

STEP 3 (CONT.)

• FOR THE PLURAL:• 1ST PERSON = (“WE”) THE ENDING IS = “ONS”• 2ND PERSON = (“YOU”) THE ENDING IS = “EZ”• 3RD PERSON M. (“THEY”) ENDING IS = “ENT”• 3RD PERSON F. (“THEY”) ENDING IS = “ENT”

STEP 3 (CONT.)

• 1ST PERSON “WE” = “NOUS”• 2ND PERSON “YOU” = “VOUS”• 3RD PERSON M. “THEY” = “ILS”• 3RD PERSON F. “THEY” = “ELLES”

EXAMPLE

• “DONNER” = TO GIVE• JE DONNE = I GIVE, I DO GIVE, I AM GIVING

• TU DONNES = YOU GIVE, YOU DO GIVE, YOU ARE GIVING

• IL DONNE = HE GIVES, HE DOES GIVE, HE IS GIVING

• ELLE DONNE = SHE GIVES, SHE DOES GIVE, SHE IS GIVING

• ON DONNE = ONE GIVES, ONE DOES GIVE, ONE IS GIVING

EXAMPLE (CONT.)

• “DONNER” = TO GIVE• NOUS DONNONS = WE GIVE, WE DO GIVE, WE ARE

GIVING

• VOUS DONNEZ = YOU GIVE, YOU DO GIVE, YOU ARE GIVING

• ILS DONNENT = THEY GIVE, THEY DO GIVE, THEY ARE GIVING

• ELLES DONNENT = THEY GIVE, THEY DO GIVE, THEY ARE GIVING

SUMMARY

• REGULAR “ER” VERB ENDINGS ARE:

• FOR SINGULAR FOR PLURAL“E” “ONS”“ES” “EZ”“E” “ENT”“E” “ENT”“E”