verbes en -er madame dabla. infinitive the form of the verb we find in the dictionary is called the...
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Verbes en -er
Madame Dabla
Infinitive
The form of the verb we find in the dictionary is called the “infinitive”.
Infinitive
This is expressed in English by “to …”,
e.g. to play, to think, to sing
Infinitive
In French the most common regular verb in the infinitive is the –er verb,
e.g. jouer = to play
Present tense
This expresses an action which is happening at the present time.
Je joue = I am playing / I play
To form the present tense
Subject pronoun + the stem + the appropriate ending
Subject pronounsje = Itu = you (sing.)
il = he/itelle = she/iton = one
nous = wevous = you (pl./sing polite)
ils = they (m,m+f)
elles =they(f)
The stem
In –er verbs the stem is formed by removing the –er.
jouer
The Endingsje = -etu = -esil = -eelle = -eon = -e
nous = -onsvous = -ezils = -entelles = -ent
jouer – to playje joutu jouil jouelle jou
on jou
e ese e e
nous jou
vous jou
ils jou
elles jou
ons
ez
ent
ent
chanter – to singje chanttu chantil chantelle chant on chant
e ese e e
nous chant
vous chant
ils chant
elles chant
ons
ez
ent
ent
aimer – to like/lovej’aimtu aimil aimelle aim on aim
e es e e e
nous aim
vous aim
ils aim
elles aim
ons
ez
ent
ent