Present Tense -er Verbs Flashcards
to love
aimer
to adore
adorer
to arrive
arriver
to prefer
aimer mieux
to draw, to design
dessiner
to look for, to search
chercher
to study
étudier
to live (in)
habiter à
to eat
manger
to forget
oublier
to share
partager
to meet
rencontrer
to meet up with
retrouver
to give
donner
to start
commencer
to hate
détester
How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “je”?
drop -er, add e
Je parle
How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “tu”?
drop -er, add es
Tu parles
How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “il/elle/on”?
drop -er, add e
Il parle
How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “nous”?
drop -er, add -ons
Nous parlons
How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “vous”?
drop -er, add -ez
Vous parlez
How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “ills/elles”?
drop -er, add -ent
Ils parlent
How do you pronounce parlent?
Parle
What is the rule for je and verbs that start with vowel sound?
Je gets contracted into J’
What is the rule to identify the object with aimer, adorer, détester?
Add the article before the noun.
J’aime mieux L’art.
What is the rule when you use a second verb?
You do not conjugate it. Leave it in the infinitive form.
Ils adorent travailler.
Present tense and near future events?
Sometimes present tense verbs can indicate near future events.
Je retrouve le professeur DEMAIN.
What is the rule to conjugate verbs that end in -ger and -cer?
When you use “nous:”
- gEons
- çons
This preserves the sound.
Which verb tenses are pronounced the same?
Je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles are pronounced the same even though conjugation changes in written form.
Or, vous and nous are pronounced differently
How can present tense be translated to English?
To 3 different forms.
Ex. Nous travaillons:
We work/We are working/We do work
