Present vs. past - Mme Zakus 2015

Present vs. past
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Mme Zakus

Conjugating regular present
tense verbs
To conjugate a regular verb, these are the
steps:
Identify the –ER, -IR, or -RE ending in the
verb: aimer, finir, attendre
Drop the ending off. This leaves you with a
root, which does not change: aim, fin, attend
Finally, add the endings to the verb.

Endings for –ER verbs
Regular -ER verbs use the following endings
JE –e
TU –es
IL/ELLE/ON –e
NOUS –ons
VOUS –ez
ILS/ELLES –ent

AIMER –to like
J’aime
Tu aimes
Il/Elle/On aime
Nous aimons
Vous aimez
Ils/Elles aiment

Special cases
Célébrer –to celebrate
The second accent aigue
changes to an accent
grave for je, tu,
il/elle/on and ils/elles
Je célèbre
Tu célèbres
Il/Elle/On célèbre
Nous célébrons
Vous célébrez
Ils/Elles célèbrent
Other verbs that follow
this pattern: préférer,
espérer, répéter