ER Verbs

When writing a sentence, the verb must be conjugated according to the subject.  Below is an example of how to conjugate regular verbs ending with "er".

Note:Je changes to j' before a verb starting with a vowel or a silent h (ex.j'adore, j'habite).  

Steps to conjugation:

1.   Drop the "er" from the infinitive to form the stem. (Ex. Parler = infinitive; parl = stem)

2. Identify the subject of the sentence. (Ex. Je parl__. Mes parents parl__.)

3. Write the appropriate endings. (Ex. Je parle. Mes parents parlent.)

ER Ending Verbs

marcher je marche tu marches il/elle marche nous marchons vous marchez ils/elles marchent   écouter j' écoute tu écoutes il/elle écoute nous écoutons vous écoutez ils/elles écoutent For the verbs below, the e remains in the nous form .   changer **  to change manger **  to eat nager **  to swim partager **  to share Nous partageons et nous mangeons! We share and we eat.

Verbs of this type   aimer **  to like  to love commencer **  to begin  donner **  to give écouter **  to listen to emprunter **  to borrow étudier **  to study fermer **  to close goûter **  to taste laver **  to wash marcher **  to walk rester **  to stay sauter **  to jump prêter **  to lend parler **  to talk travailler **  to work

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ER Verbs Practice:

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·    Hangman 

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Ir Ending Verbs

accomplir j' accomplis  tu  accomplis il/ elle  accomplit nous  accomplissons vous  accomplissez ils/elles  accomplissent   bâtir je  bâtis tu  bâtis il/ elle  bâtit nous  bâtissons vous  bâtissez ils/elles  bâtissent  Practice conjugating -ir regular verbs!

Verbs of this type accomplir **  to accomplish bâtir **  to build choisir **  to choose embellir **  to make beautiful envahir **  to invade finir **  to finish grandir **  to grow up obéir **  to obey punir **  to punish remplir **  to fill réunir **  to reunite réussir **  to succeed saisir **  to seize

Re Ending Verbs

RE verbs are verbs that end with an "re".  Conjugating regular RE verbs are very similar to conjugating ER verbs.  The only difference are the endings to the singular pronouns/ subjects.  Below is an example:

  Note: The "s" and the "ent" at the end of the verb are silent. Do not pronounce them.

entendre j'  entends tu  entends il/ elle  entend nous  entendons vous  entendez ils/elles  entendent   vendre je  vends  tu  vends il/ elle  vend nous  vendons vous  vendez ils/elles  vendent Practice conjugating -re type verbs!

Verbs of this type attendre **  to wait défendre **  to defend descendre **  to descend entendre **  to hear étendre ** to stretch; to spread out fendre **  to split fondre **  to melt pendre **  to hang pondre **  to lay an egg perdre **  to lose rendre **  to render répandre **  to spread répondre **  to answer tendre **  to tighten vendre **  to sell

Almost Regular

In the following verbs, the second to the last vowel becomes è for all conjugations except the nous and vous forms.
espérer j' espère tu  espère il/ elle  espère nous  espérons vous  espérez ils/elles  espèrent	Verbs of this type céder   to yield, to cede célébrer   to celebrate compléter   to complete considérer   to consider espérer   to hope posséder   to possess préférer   to prefer protéger   to protect répéter   to repeat
acheter j'  achète tu  achètes il/ elle  achète nous  achetons vous  achetez ils/elles  achètent	Verbs of this type acheter   to buy amener   to bring, to lead toward élever   to raise emmener   to take, to lead away enlever   to lift geler   to freeze lever   to raise mener   to lead peser   to weigh promener   to take a walk
Practice conjugating the above verbs

prendre - to take

 Pronounce these verb forms

* Verbs of this type: apprendre, comprendre, reprendre, surprendre

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Verbs Help:

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