Révision PPT – Les verbes en -ER

-ER = 1ER GROUPE
In French, there are 3 different groups that distinguish how we will
conjugate it.
The first, and the most common is the “-ER Group”.
The very first step is to take the verb in the infinitive (in the –ER
form), and remove the –ER…
JE = -E
…and then add an -E
Example: Le verbe CHANTER
take off the –ER
and add an -E
Je chante !
TU = -ES
…and then add an –ES
Example: Le verbe JOUER
take off the –ER
and add -ES
Tu joues au
soccer/football
IL/ELLE/ON = -E
…and then add an –E
Example: Le verbe AIMER
take off the –ER
and add an -E
Il aime le chocolat
NOUS = 0NS
…and then add –ONS
Example: Le verbe ÉCOUTER
take off the –ER
and add -ONS
Nous écoutons de la musique
VOUS = -EZ
…and then add an –EZ
Example: Le verbe ÉTUDIER
take off the –ER
and add an -EZ
Vous étudiez bien!
ILS/ELLES = -ENT
…and then add –ENT
Example: Le verbe REGARDER
take off the –ER
and add -ENT
Ils regardent Netflix
RÉCAPITULONS!
Singular
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
Plural
-E
-ONS
-ES
-EZ
-E
-ENT
**EXCEPTIONS
There are always exceptions to the rule
(ex/Aller = Je vais and not J’alle, Tu alles, Il alle)
1. If the verb contains a G, you will add an “e” depending on
what follows it.
Ex/ Manger = Je mange, Tu manges, Il mange (everything
)
However…Nous mangeons, Vous mangez, Ils mangent
 If the verb contains a G that might end up next to an O or an
A, you have to add an E to separate them
**EXCEPTIONS CONTINUED…
2. If the verb contains a C, you will add a “cédille”: Ç, depending on
what follows it.
Ex/ Commencer = Je commence, Tu commences, Il commence
However…Nous commençons, Vous commencez, Ils commencent
 If the verb contains a C that might end up next to an O or an A,
you have to add “the hook” (cédille) onto the bottom of the C to
give it a “S” sound
PRATIQUONS
aimez
- (Aimer) Vous ____________
le printemps ou l’été?
gagnent
- (Gagner) Ils _____________
la médaille d’or.
habite
- (Habiter) On _____________
à Port Coquitlam.
nageons
- (Nager) Nous _____________
dans la piscine.
oublie
- (Oublier) Mlle Lo _____________
les questions.
parlent
- (Parler) Jeanne et Marie _________________.
travailles
- (Travailler) Tu ______________
fort!
cherche
- (Chercher) Qui _______________
la réponse?
NÉGATION
So far, all the sentences that we’ve constructed have been in the affirmative.
How would we change them to the negative?
The French use two adverbs to indicate negation: Ne…Pas
Together, they mean “Not”. They are always surrounding the verb in present tense.
•
Je mange du pizza (I eat pizza) =
•
Je ne mange pas du pizza (I don’t eat pizza)
•
Les Canadiens adorent Justin Bieber =
•
Les Canadiens n’adorent pas Justin Bieber.
•
Est-ce que tu aimes le cours de mathématiques?
•
Non, je n’aime pas le cours de mathématiques.
TRADUISEZ
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He doesn’t like cats.
- Il n’aime pas les chats.
-
No, I don’t sing.
- Non, je ne chante pas.
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They (fém) don’t dance.
- Elles ne dansent pas.
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Who doesn’t watch Netlfix?
- Qui ne regarde pas Netflix?
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We aren’t studying.
- Nous n’étudions pas/On n’étudie pas