Thursday, September 30, 2010

How to conjugate verbs in French? (1)



The -Er Pattern



Le Chat Orange dit,  "Les Verbes En -Er"





 The example verb in this chart is "aider," which means "to help."

 


Pronoun

Conjugation

Example

je

-e

aide

tu

-es

aides

il/elle/on

-e

aide

nous

-ons

aidons

vous

-ez

aidez

ils/elles

-ent

aident



Verbes Réguliers En -Er: Une Liste






These are some regular -er verbs that fit the pattern described above.

 


Infinitive (unconjugated) Verb

. .. in English

chanter

to sing

chercher

to look for

danser

to dance

demander

to ask

discuter

to discuss; to talk

donner

to give

écouter

to listen (to)

gagner

to earn; to win

jouer

to play

marcher

to walk

oublier

to forget

parler

to speak

penser

to think

regarder

to look (at)

téléphoner

to telephone

travailler

to work

trouver

to find



Beware the Imposter!
The following verb looks like a regular -er verb but isn't:



aller (to go)

Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/18783/lecon5.html

 


 

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