Est-ce que tu aimes chanter?

Oui, j’aime chanter!

Une différence????

La conjugaison des verbes

Les verbes en –er réguliers

THE INFINITIVE – WHAT IS IT?

It is the BASIC FORM of the verb.

The infinitive is often identified in English

by the word “to” preceding it.

The LARGEST group of French infinitives

are those that END in “er.”

When verbs are in a group (like the “er”

verbs) they ALL conjugate with the SAME

endings!

NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT VERBS!

CONJUGATING Where do I begin?

STEM

For regular verbs, it is VERY important to know which endings match with which subjects.

For les verbes « er » the endings are… Je (e) Nous (ons) Tu (es) Vous (ez) Il/Elle (e) Ils/Elles (ent)

Completing the puzzle

ALL REGULAR –er verbs, the singular subject pattern is:

Aimer = Aimer = aim

Je – STEM + e J’ aime Tu – STEM + es Tu aimes Il – STEM + e Il aime Elle – STEM + e Elle aime

THE PRONOUNS AND THEIR ENDINGS

For ALL REGULAR –er verbs, the plural subject pattern is:

Aimer = aimer = Aim

Nous – STEM + ons Nous aimons Vous – STEM + ez Vous aimez Ils – STEM + ent Ils aiment Elles – STEM + ent Elles aiment

THE PRONOUNS AND THEIR ENDINGS

AIMER(to like) Drop the –er ending

The STEM is aim

J’aime Nous aimons Tu aimes Vous aimez Il aime Ils aiment Elle aime Elles aiment

AND ONE MORE…

In English there are “trois” ways to speak in the present.

In French, there is “UN!”

J’aime

Starfollah! What does it mean?

I like

I am liking

I do like

_____ aime _____ aimez _____ aiment _____ aimes _____ aimons _____ aime

Your getting the hang of it?