Sunday, April 1, 2012

ER Verbs in the Present Tense

In French, an 'ER' verb is just a verb (a doing word) that ends in 'er'.
E.G. parler (to speak), jouer (to play), arriver (to arrive).

To form the present tense (for 'ER' verbs):
1. Take your pronoun:
I - Je
You (singular) - Tu
He/she - Il/elle
We - Nous
You (plural) - Vous
They - Ils/elles

2. Take your verb, for example - 'parler' and take off the ending 'er' so you are left with the stem - parl


3. Add the following endings depending on which pronoun you have used:
Je - e
Tu - es
Il/elle - e
Nous - ons
Vous - ez
Ils/elles - ent

SO, for example, 'I speak' would be 'Je parle'.


Here are some addictive games to help you practise forming the present tense. 
Just click on the links!
Pronouns
Present Tense Endings
ER verbs
Verbs in Present Tense

Enjoy the holidays!
Miss Morgan

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