Present Tense -er Verbs

Question 1

to love

Answer 1

aimer

Question 2

to adore

Answer 2

adorer

Question 3

to arrive

Answer 3

arriver

Question 4

to prefer

Answer 4

aimer mieux

Question 5

to draw, to design

Answer 5

dessiner

Question 6

to look for, to search

Answer 6

chercher

Question 7

to study

Answer 7

étudier

Question 8

to live (in)

Answer 8

habiter à

Question 9

to eat

Answer 9

manger

Question 10

to forget

Answer 10

oublier

Question 11

to share

Answer 11

partager

Question 12

to meet

Answer 12

rencontrer

Question 13

to meet up with

Answer 13

retrouver

Question 14

to give

Answer 14

donner

Question 15

to start

Answer 15

commencer

Question 16

to hate

Answer 16

détester

Question 17

How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “je”?

Answer 17

drop -er, add e

Je parle

Question 18

How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “tu”?

Answer 18

drop -er, add es

Tu parles

Question 19

How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “il/elle/on”?

Answer 19

drop -er, add e

Il parle

Question 20

How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “nous”?

Answer 20

drop -er, add -ons

Nous parlons

Question 21

How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “vous”?

Answer 21

drop -er, add -ez

Vous parlez

Question 22

How do you conjugate present tense -er verbs in “ills/elles”?

Answer 22

drop -er, add -ent

Ils parlent

Question 23

How do you pronounce parlent?

Answer 23

Parle

Question 24

What is the rule for je and verbs that start with vowel sound?

Answer 24

Je gets contracted into J’

Question 25

What is the rule to identify the object with aimer, adorer, détester?

Answer 25

Add the article before the noun.

J’aime mieux L’art.

Question 26

What is the rule when you use a second verb?

Answer 26

You do not conjugate it. Leave it in the infinitive form.

Ils adorent travailler.

Question 27

Present tense and near future events?

Answer 27

Sometimes present tense verbs can indicate near future events.

Je retrouve le professeur DEMAIN.

Question 28

What is the rule to conjugate verbs that end in -ger and -cer?

Answer 28

When you use “nous:”

• gEons
• çons

This preserves the sound.

Question 29

Which verb tenses are pronounced the same?

Answer 29

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

Question 30

How can present tense be translated to English?

Answer 30

To 3 different forms.
Ex. Nous travaillons:

We work/We are working/We do work