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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6Common Tenses

6.1Present Tense

6.1.1Regular ER Verbs

6.1.2Regular IR Verbs

6.1.3Regular RE Verbs

6.1.4Reflexive Verbs

6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)

6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)

6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)

6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)

6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)

6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)

6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)

6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)

6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)

6.1.14Irregular Present Participles

6.1.15Avoir & Etre

6.2Perfect Tense

6.2.1Avoir (1/2)

6.2.2Avoir (2/2)

6.2.3Irregular Past Participles (1/2)

6.2.4Irregular Past Participles (2/2)

6.2.5Être ER Verbs

6.2.6Être IR & RE Verbs

6.2.7Irregular Être

6.2.8Perfect Infinitive

6.3Imperfect tense

6.3.1Regular ER Verbs

6.3.2Regular IR Verbs

6.3.3Regular RE Verbs

6.3.4Irregular ER Verbs

6.3.5Irregular IR Verbs

6.3.6Irregular RE Verbs

6.3.7Être

6.4Imperfect vs Perfect

6.4.1Which One to Use?

6.5Future Tense

6.5.1Regular ER Verbs

6.5.2Regular IR Verbs

6.5.3Regular RE Verbs

6.5.4Immediate future

6.5.5Irregulars (1/2)

6.5.6Irregulars (2/2)

7Advanced Tenses

7.1Conditional Tense

7.1.1Regular ER Verbs

7.1.2Regular IR Verbs

7.1.3Regular IR Verbs

7.1.4Irregulars (1/2)

7.1.5Irregulars (2/2)

7.2Pluperfect Tense

7.2.1Avoir (1/2)

7.2.2Avoir (2/2)

7.2.3Être ER

7.2.4Être IR & RE

7.2.5Irregular Être

7.3Present Subjunctive

7.3.1Regular Verbs (1/2)

7.3.2Regular Verbs (2/2)

7.3.3Irregulars (1/2)

7.3.4Irregulars (2/2)

7.3.5Using the Subjunctive

7.3.6Imperative

8Extra Grammar

8.1The Passive Voice

8.1.1Être (1/6)

8.1.2Être (2/6)

8.1.3Être (3/6)

8.1.4Être (4/6)

8.1.5Être (5/6)

8.1.6Être (6/6)

8.1.7Avoiding the Passive

8.2Pronouns

8.2.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)

8.2.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)

8.2.3Reflexive Pronouns

8.2.4Indefinite Pronouns

8.2.5Emphatic Pronouns

8.2.6Relative Pronouns

8.2.7Ça, Cela, Celui

8.2.8Demonstrative Pronouns

8.2.9Possessive Pronouns

8.3Asking Questions

8.3.1Question Words (1/2)

8.3.2Question Words (2/2)

8.4Nouns

8.4.1The, A

8.4.2Some

8.4.3Masculine

8.4.4Feminine (1/2)

8.4.5Feminine (2/2)

8.4.6Plurals

8.4.7Irregular Plurals

8.5Prepositions

8.5.1Prepositions (1/3)

8.5.2Prepositions (2/3)

8.5.3Prepositions (3/3)

8.5.4Phrases

8.6Adverbs

8.6.1Forming an Adverb

8.6.2Good, Badly, Fast

8.7Quantifiers & Intensifiers

8.7.1A Lot, Enough, Very

8.8Adjectives

8.8.1Agreement (1/3)

8.8.2Agreement (2/3)

8.8.3Agreement (3/3)

8.8.4Position (1/2)

8.8.5Position (2/2)

8.8.6Comparative

8.8.7Superlative

8.8.8Good, Better, Best

8.8.9Demonstrative

8.8.10Indefinite

8.9Negative

8.9.1Negatives (1/2)

8.9.2Negatives (2/2)

8.10Conjunctions

8.10.1To Make Sentences Longer

8.10.2To Add Extra Information

8.11Miscellaneous

8.11.1Abbreviations

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Time Expressions

Regular IR Verbs