Warmup- Fill in the pronoun chart with the correct pronouns

I WeYou YouHe, she, one They

Word Bank: Nous, Ils, Je, Tu, Elle, On, Vous, Elles, Il

Answers

I - Je We- nousYou- Tu You-vousHe, she, one- They- Ils, ellesIl, elle, on

-er verbs and conjugation

Two words to know:

• Infinitive= basic form of the verb, unconjugated, has the word “to” in front

Ex. “to play” “to watch” • Conjugation= changing the verb to agree with

a subjectOtherwise, you would be saying things like “I to like math class” “We to have lunch” “They to do not homework”

ER Verbs…One small step for man…one giant leap for French students!

ER Verbs

Verb Groups• There are 3 groups of regular verbs in French,

ones that end in –er, -ir, and –re. • -er verbs are the biggest group!Examples include: écouter- to listen to, étudier- to study, envoyer- to send, regarder- to watch, to look at, dessiner- to draw, chanter- to sing, aimer- to like, to love, manger- to eat, travailler- to work, préférer- to prefer, voyager- to travel, habiter- to live (in a place), jouer- to play, parler- to talk, to speak, détester- to hate, trouver-to find, chercher- to look for, penser-to think, danser- to dance

Conjugating regular er verbs• First, take the infinitive, drop the –er from the

end to get the stem. Ex. Aimer → aimer → aim (stem) Make sure your pronoun chart is set up correctlyThen, add the following endings to each subject: e, es, e, ons, ez, entEx. AimerJ’aime nous aimonsTu aimes vous aimezIl, elle, on aime ils, elles aiment

Once again, those endings are:

-E -Ons-Es -Ez-E -Ent

Pronunciation- All the verbs in the box ( or “shoe”) sound the same!

Ex. AimerJ’aime nous aimonsTu aimes vous aimezIl, elle, on aime ils, elles aiment

Also, each statement can be translated into 3 forms in English (simple, progressive, emphatic)So… j’aime= I like, I’m liking, I do like Nous aimons= We like, We’re liking, We do likeNegation: To make a verb negative, to say you don’t do something, put “ne…pas” around the verbEx. Je n’aime pas Nous ne regardons pas Il ne parle pas

Practice: Translate from French to English

• Je regarde-• Tu manges-• Il parle-• Elle habite-• On écoute-• Nous aimons-• Vous travaillez-• Ils dessinent-• Elles préfèrent-

Practice: Answers

• Je regarde- I watch, I look at• Tu manges- You eat• Il parle- He speaks• Elle habite- She lives• On écoute- One listens• Nous aimons- We like• Vous travaillez- You work• Ils dessinent- They draw• Elles préfèrent- They prefer

Practice: Translate the following

• We dance-• He thinks-• I watch-• They (f) talk-• You (sing) look at-• You (plural) like-• She watches-• One lives-

Practice: Answers• We dance- Nous dansons• He thinks- Il pense• I watch- Je regarde• They (f) talk- Elles parlent• You (sing) look for- Tu cherches• You (plural) like- Vous aimez• She works- Elle travaille• One lives- On habite• They (f) travel- Elles voyagent

Les Phrases- Sentences• Like in English, French sentences basic structure is

usually subject + verb + object• If you have more than one verb, you conjugate the

one closest to the subject (if it should still have “to” in front in English, leave it in the infinitive).

Practice Sentences- Traduisez!• Le chat regarde l’ oiseau.• Ils regardent la télé. • Vous jouez au base-ball.• Nous aimons danser. • Elles aiment parler.

Irregular verbs

• The verbs lire= to read and dormir= to sleep are irregular (like avoir=to have)

• You know avoir is conjugated: J’ai nous avons Tu as vous avez Il a ils ontDon’t worry about conjugating lire and dormir for now, just know the meaning

Lire Dormir