Regular Verbs Grammar - Lesson 1/3
Lesson 1 (ER Verbs)
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Aimer=To like
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Arriver=To arrive
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Chanter=To sing
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Chercher=To look/search for
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Commencer=To begin
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Danser=To dance
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Demander=To ask for
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Détester=To hate
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Donner=To give
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Écouter=To listen to
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Étudier=To study
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Fermer=To close
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Goûter=To taste
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Jouer=To play
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Laver=To wash
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Manger=To eat
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Nager=To swim
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Parler=To talk/speak
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Penser=To think
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Porter=To wear/carry
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Regarder=To watch/look at
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Rêver=To dream
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Travailler=To work
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Trouver=To find
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Visiter=To visit (a place)
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Voler=To fly/steal
Important Grammar Note!
There are three types of French verbs. The endings of the infinitives are:
ER IR RE
Parler Choisir Vendre
Regular verbs in French follow a simple yet clever pattern; learning it will make your path to fluency just that bit easier!
Here are the endings for the present tense for each type of regular verb - just chop of the ending (ER, IR or RE), and add one of the following:
ER IR RE
-e -is -s
-es -is -s
-e -it --
-ons -issons -ons
-ez -issez -ez
-ent -issent -ent
If you learn this pattern, conjugating French verbs will be a piece of cake - woohoo!
Je
Tu
Il/elle
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles