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Verbes en -er
Madame Dabla
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Infinitive
The form of the verb we find in the dictionary is called the “infinitive”.
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Infinitive
This is expressed in English by “to …”,
e.g. to play, to think, to sing
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Infinitive
In French the most common regular verb in the infinitive is the –er verb,
e.g. jouer = to play
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Present tense
This expresses an action which is happening at the present time.
Je joue = I am playing / I play
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To form the present tense
Subject pronoun + the stem + the appropriate ending
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Subject pronounsje = Itu = you (sing.)
il = he/itelle = she/iton = one
nous = wevous = you (pl./sing polite)
ils = they (m,m+f)
elles =they(f)
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The stem
In –er verbs the stem is formed by removing the –er.
jouer
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The Endingsje = -etu = -esil = -eelle = -eon = -e
nous = -onsvous = -ezils = -entelles = -ent
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jouer – to playje joutu jouil jouelle jou
on jou
e ese e e
nous jou
vous jou
ils jou
elles jou
ons
ez
ent
ent
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chanter – to singje chanttu chantil chantelle chant on chant
e ese e e
nous chant
vous chant
ils chant
elles chant
ons
ez
ent
ent
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aimer – to like/lovej’aimtu aimil aimelle aim on aim
e es e e e
nous aim
vous aim
ils aim
elles aim
ons
ez
ent
ent