Regular ER Verbs
French: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.6.1
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
- 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
- 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 regarde - I watch / I am watching
- tu regardes - you watch / you are watching (singular)
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 regardons - we watch / we are watching
- vous regardez - you watch / you are watching (plural)
- ils/elles regardent - they watch
Test yourself on Regular ER Verbs
How do you say 'She watches TV' in French?
How do you say 'We watch a movie' in French?