Conjugating -er verbs in french

This is a presentation that I created for EDU 290 in the fall of 2009. The intent of the assignment was to create a leson that could be used by a student that missed the classroom instruction due to illness.

1. - er verbs By: Andrea Murray EDU 290

2. What is an – er verb? An – er verb is a verb in French that ends in - er

3. Example of – er verbs Aimer - to like Parler -to talk Habiter - to live Manger -to eat Porter -to wear Adorer -to love, to adore Etudier - to study Ecouter - to listen to Travailler -to work Regarder - to watch All – er verbs are conjugated the same!

4. All – er verbs are conjugated using the same formula. To demonstrate how to conjugate this type of verb I will be using aimer. But, what you must keep in mind is that the verbs listed in the above slide, and other – er verbs, are conjugated using the same formula.

5. To conjugate an – er verb take off the – er at the end of the verb and replace it with the appropriate ending.

6. - er verb endings Je - e J’aim e le chien . Tu - es Tu aim es le chien . Il/ elle /on –e Elle aim e le chien . Nous - ons Nous aim ons le chien . Vous - ez Vous aim ez le chien . Ils / elles - ent Ils aim ent le chien .

7. You might have noticed in the above slide that Je when conjugated with the verb aimer turned to J’aime instead of Je aime . This is because when conjugating with Je if the verb you are conjugating it with starts with a vowel you drop the -e on Je, put an apostrophe after the -j and make the two words one word. Examples: Correct: Incorrect: J’aime le pizza. Je aime le pizza. J’ecoute a la musique . Je ecoute a la musique .

8. Now it’s your turn! Fill the blank with the appropriate form of the verb listed at the end of the sentence. 1.Nous ______ la tele . ( regarder ) 2. Tu _______ le pizza. (manger) 3. Elle _______ une robe. (porter) 4. J’ ______ les pommes. (aimer) 5. Vous ______ a la musique . ( ecouter ) 6. Ils _______ avec les femmes. ( parler ) * Answers are on the next slide*

9. Answers 1.Nous regardons la tele . ( regarde ) 2 . Tu manges le pizza. (manger) 3 . Elle porte une robe. (porter) 4 . J’ aime les pommes. (aimer) 5 . Vous ecoutez a la musique . ( ecouter ) 6 . Ils parlent avec les femmes. ( parler )

10. The End!