What People Do · The Present Tense of Regular –er Verbs First, you start with an infinitive. An infinitive is the dictionary-form of a verb. In this case, the infinitve will end

What People Do:What People Do:

Regular Regular ––erer Verbs & Other Verbs & Other VocabularyVocabulary

LeLe matinmatin......JJ’’habithabitee rue rue Division.Division.JJ’’habithabitee ààRankin.Rankin.JJ’’habithabitee une une grande grande maisonmaison..

LeLe matinmatin......Je Je quittquittee lalamaisonmaison àà 66heuresheures. .

The Present Tense of The Present Tense of Regular Regular ––erer VerbsVerbs

JJ’’arrivarrivee ààll’é’écolecole àà6h35.6h35.


Je Je passpasseelala journjournééeeàà ll’é’écolecole..


Je Je passpasseeununexamenexamendede mathsmaths..


Je Je ddéétesttesteeleslesexamensexamens!!


LeLe prof prof parlparlee et leset lesééllèèves ves éécoutcoutententbienbien leleprofesseurprofesseur..


UnUn ééllèèveveposposee uneunequestion.question.


Mes amisMes amis etetmoimoi,, nous nous éétuditudionsons enenpermeperme..


Nous Nous regardregardonsonsune vidune vidééooenen classeclasse..


Nous Nous parlparlonsonsentreentre leslescourscours..


Nous Nous rigolrigolonsons..


Nous Nous ddééjeunjeunonsonsàà lala cantinecantineàà 10h23.10h23.


AprAprèès less lescourscours,, nous nous quittquittonsonsll’é’écolecole àà2h20.2h20.


Je Je rentrrentreechezchez moimoi..


ChezChez moimoi,,je je regardregardeelala ttéélléé et jet j’’éécoutcoutee la la radio.radio.


Je Je ttééllééphonphoneeàà mes mes amisamis..


Je Je joujouee au au football (au football (au hockey, au hockey, au baseball, au baseball, au basket) avecbasket) avecmes amismes amis..


LeLe lundilundi et et lele mercredimercredi,,je je travailltravailleedansdans ununmagasinmagasin..


MonMon ami ami travailltravailleedansdans ununfastfoodfastfood..


JJ’’ éétuditudiee lelesoirsoir..


Je Je neneregardregardee paspaslala ttéélléé apraprèès s 9h9h du soirdu soir..


To conjugate a regular To conjugate a regular ––ER ER verb, you must do a verb, you must do a few things. few things.


First, you start with an First, you start with an infinitiveinfinitive. An . An infinitiveinfinitive is is the dictionarythe dictionary--form of a form of a verb. In this case, theverb. In this case, theinfinitveinfinitve will end in will end in ––ERER..


In English, an In English, an infinitiveinfinitive starts with starts with the word, the word, ““toto””..Some Some infinitivesinfinitives in English are:in English are:to to bebetoto speakspeaktoto playplaytoto watchwatch


1.1. Remove Remove ––erer from the from the infinitive to find the verb infinitive to find the verb stem:stem:

parlparlerer –– erer== parlparl


2. Look at the subject of the sentence:2. Look at the subject of the sentence:

JeJe ______________ franfranççaisais..


3. Select the ending that 3. Select the ending that agrees with the subject of the agrees with the subject of the sentence:sentence:

jeje --ee nousnous --onsonstutu --es es vousvous --ezezilil//elleelle/on /on --ee ilsils//elleselles --entent


Je Je parlparleeTu Tu parlparlesesIlIl parlparleeElleElle parlparleeOnOn parlparlee

Nous Nous parlparlonsonsVous Vous parlparlezezIls Ils parlparlententElles Elles parlparlentent


4.4. Add it to the verb stem.Add it to the verb stem.

Je Je parlparl-- + + --ee == Je Je parlparleeJe Je parlparlee franfranççaisais..

WhatWhat’’s it all Mean?s it all Mean?

Each French phrase can be Each French phrase can be translated three ways:translated three ways:

Ex.Ex. Je Je parlparlee means:means:1. 1. I speak I speak (present tense)(present tense)2. 2. I am speaking I am speaking (present progressive)(present progressive)3. 3. I do speak I do speak

Note:Note:

French has no separate word French has no separate word for for do/doesdo/does

LaLa NNéégationgation

Just like with the verbJust like with the verb êêtretre, put, put nene in front ofin front ofthe verb and the verb and paspas afterafter the form of the verb:the form of the verb:

Je Je parlparlee franfranççaisais. . (I speak French.)(I speak French.)

Je Je nene parlparlee paspas espagnolespagnol..(I don(I don’’t speak Spanish./t speak Spanish./

II’’m not speaking Spanish.)m not speaking Spanish.)

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What People Do · The Present Tense of Regular –er Verbs First, you start with an infinitive. An infinitive is the dictionary-form of a verb. In this case, the infinitve will end