4.6.1

Regular ER Verbs

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Regular ER Verbs in the Present Tense

All French verbs either end in '-er', '-ir', or -'re'. Approximately 80% of all French verbs end in '-er'.

Verb endings

Verb endings

  • The end of the verb changes depending on who or what is doing the verb.
  • Let's look at 'regarder' (to watch) as an example.
Steps

Steps

  • First, emove the '-er' ending.
    • regarder → 'regard-'
  • Now we are left with 'regard-'.
    • This is called the stem, and it never changes.
  • Now you should add the correct ending for the person doing the action.
Je, tu

Je, tu

  • je regarde - I watch / I am watching
  • tu regardes - you watch / you are watching (singular)
Il, elle, on

Il, elle, on

  • il regarde - he/it watches / he/it is watching
  • elle regarde - she/it watches / she/it is watching
  • on regarde - one/everyone watches
Nous, vous, ils, elles

Nous, vous, ils, elles

  • nous regardons - we watch / we are watching
  • vous regardez - you watch / you are watching (plural)
  • ils/elles regardent - they watch
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Family & Home

1.1

Family

1.1.1My Name1.1.2Age1.1.3Talking About Yourself1.1.4Hair1.1.5Eyes1.1.6Describing Myself (1/2)1.1.7Describing Myself (2/2)1.1.8Family Members1.1.9Family Members: Examples1.1.10Family Members: Eldest, Youngest1.1.11Extended Family Members (1/2)1.1.12Extended Family Members (2/2)1.1.13Pets1.1.14Other Pets
1.2

Numbers

1.2.1Numbers 1-101.2.2Numbers 11-201.2.3Numbers 21-291.2.4Numbers: 30-391.2.5Numbers: 40-491.2.6Numbers: 50-591.2.7Numbers: 60-691.2.8Numbers: 70-791.2.9Numbers: 80-891.2.10Numbers: 90-100
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Lifestyle

2.1

Sports and games

2.1.1Games2.1.2Sports: Jouer2.1.3Other Sports: Jouer2.1.4Sports: Faire2.1.5Other Sports: Faire
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Education & Future Plans

3.1

School

3.1.1Subjects3.1.2Talking About Subjects (1/2)3.1.3Talking About Subjects (2/2)3.1.4School Routine3.1.5Describing Your School3.1.6School Uniform (1/2)3.1.7School Uniform (2/2)
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Grammar

4.1

Negatives

4.1.1Using Not
4.2

Nouns

4.2.1Nouns: A & The4.2.2Proper Nouns4.2.3Days of the Week4.2.4Months of the Year4.2.5Masculine Plural4.2.6Feminine Plural4.2.7The4.2.8A4.2.9De (1/2)4.2.10De (2/2)4.2.11À
4.3

Adjectives

4.3.1French Adjectives4.3.2Singular Adjectives4.3.3Plural Adjectives4.3.4Possessive Adjectives
4.4

Verbs

4.4.1Verbs4.4.2Verbs Pronouns
4.5

Adverbs

4.5.1Adverbials of Manner4.5.2Adverbials of Manner: Good, Badly, Fast4.5.3Adverbials of Time4.5.4Adverbials of Place
4.6

Present Tense

4.6.1Regular ER Verbs4.6.2Common ER Verbs: Parler4.6.3Common ER Verbs: Porter4.6.4Common ER Verbs: Rester4.6.5Avoir - To Have4.6.6Être - To Be4.6.7Faire - To Do4.6.8Aller - To Go
4.7

Future Tense

4.7.1Future Tense
4.8

Conjunctions

4.8.1To Make Sentences Longer4.8.2To Add Extra Information (1/2)4.8.3To Add Extra Information (2/2)

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    How do you say 'She watches TV' in French?Multiple choice
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    How do you say 'We watch a movie' in French?Multiple choice
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Adverbials of Place

Common ER Verbs: Parler