Grades 4-8: -ER verbs => First group verbs in French

Regular Verbs 1 • INFINITIVE All French verbs have infinitives ending in -er, -ir, or -re. Regular verbs are normally classified into three groups, according to their infinitive ending: 1. parler (to speak) 2. finir (to finish) 3. vendre (to sell) The stem of the verb is obtained by dropping the infinitive ending -er, -ir, or -re (i.e., leaving the stems parl-, fin-, and vend-). 2. PRESENT INDICATIVE OF REGULAR -er VERBS The present tense of regular -er verbs is formed by adding the endings -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, and -ent to the stem of the verb. The subject pronouns (je, tu, il/elle/on, nous, vous, ils/elles) are always used. parler (to speak) SINGULAR Je parle (I speak, I do speak, or I am speaking) Tu parles (familiar singular) (you speak, you do speak, or you are speaking) or: vous parlez (polite singular) (you speak, you do speak, or you are speaking) il parle (he speaks, he does speak, or he is speaking) elle parle (she speaks, she does speak, or she is speaking) on parle (one speaks, we speak, or they speak; one does speak, we do speak, or they do speak; one is speaking, we are speaking, or they are speaking) PLURAL nous parlons (we speak, we do speak, or we are speaking) vous parlez (you speak, you do speak, or you are speaking) ils parlent (they [m.] speak, they do speak, or they are speaking) elles parlent (they [f.] speak, they do speak, or they are speaking) _____________________________________________ HERE IS A LIST OF COMMON REGULAR -er verbs admirer (to admire)

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