6.1.1

Regular ER Verbs

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Regular ER Verbs in the Present Tense

Verbs are 'doing' words. For French verbs that end in ER, you need to remove the ER and add the endings for each person. Here is the example for 'regarder' (to watch):

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Tu regardes - you watch

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Illustrative background for Vous regard=ez= - you watchIllustrative background for Vous regard=ez= - you watch ?? "content

Vous regardez - you watch

  • 'Vous' means:
    • You (plural).
    • You (singular, formal).

5 Common ER Verbs

Illustrative background for Travailler - to workIllustrative background for Travailler - to work ?? "content

Travailler - to work

  • Je travaille - I work.
  • Tu travailles - you (singular) work.
  • Il/elle/on travaille - he/she/one works.
  • Nous travaillons - we work.
  • Vous travaillez - you (plural/formal) work.
  • Ils/elles travaillent - they work.
Illustrative background for Aider - to helpIllustrative background for Aider - to help ?? "content

Aider - to help

  • J'aide - I help.
  • Tu aides - you (singular) help.
  • Il/elle/on aide - he/she/one helps.
  • Nous aidons - we help.
  • Vous aidez - you (plural/formal) help.
  • Ils/elles aident - they help.
Illustrative background for Parler - to speakIllustrative background for Parler - to speak ?? "content

Parler - to speak

  • Je parle - I speak.
  • Tu parles - you (singular) speak.
  • Il/elle/on parle - he/she/one speaks.
  • Nous parlons - we speak.
  • Vous parlez - you (plural/formal) speak.
  • Ils/elles parlent - they speak.
Illustrative background for Demander - to askIllustrative background for Demander - to ask ?? "content

Demander - to ask

  • Je demande - I ask.
  • Tu demandes - you (singular) ask.
  • Il/elle/on demande - he/she/one asks.
  • Nous demandons - we ask.
  • Vous demandez - you (plural/formal) ask.
  • Ils/elles demandent - they ask.
Illustrative background for Rester - to stay, remainIllustrative background for Rester - to stay, remain ?? "content

Rester - to stay, remain

  • Je reste - I stay.
  • Tu restes - you (singular) stay.
  • Il/elle/on reste - he/she/one stays.
  • Nous restons - we stay.
  • Vous restez - you (plural/formal) stay.
  • Ils/elles restent - they stay.

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1Everyday Activities

2Personal & Social Life

3The World Around Us

4The World of Work

5The International World

6Common Tenses

7Advanced Tenses

8Extra Grammar

8.1Articles

8.2The Passive Voice

8.3Pronouns

8.4Asking Questions

8.5Nouns

8.6Prepositions

8.7Adverbs

8.8Adjectives

8.9Negative

8.10Conjunctions

8.11Miscellaneous

8.12Verbs

8.13Numbers

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