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Tu parles français? (Les verbes en
er
)
Many French verbs end with
-er
In this section, we'll show you how to conjugate these verbs.
First, take the
-er
off the end of the verb to get the
stem
Start with the verb
dîner
(to eat dinner) and take off the
-er
. You're left with
dîn
as the stem. Next, you add the appropriate endings to the stem. Memorize the endings below
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Endings
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Stem + Ending
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= Final Form
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Pronounced
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je
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-e
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dîn + e
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= dîne
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'deen'
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tu
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-es
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dîn + es
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= dînes
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'deen'
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il
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-e
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dîn + e
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= dîne
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'deen'
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elle
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-e
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dîn + e
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= dîne
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'deen'
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nous
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-ons
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dîn + ons
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= dînons
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'deenohn'
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vous
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-ez
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dîn + ez
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= dînez
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'deenay'
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ils
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-ent
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dîn + ent
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= dînent
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'deen'
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Note that the verb forms for
je
,
tu
,
il
,
elle
, and
ils
are all pronounced the same way even though they're spelled differently.
Finally, you should know that in French, the present tense can be translated into English in several ways. For example,
je dîne
can be translated as
I eat
,
I am eating
or
I
do
eat
.
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Elle
dîne
avec Raymond.
Take off the
-er
from
dîner
and you get
dîn
then add an
-e
for the
elle
form of the verb.
>>
Tu travailles à Paris?
Take off the
-er
from
travailler
and you get
travaill
. Then add an
-es
for the
tu
form of the verb.
>>
Nous
adorons
l'ambiance.
Take off the
-er
from
adorer
and you get
ador
then add an
-ons
for the
nous
form of the verb.
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Stem + Ending
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Final Form
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je
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parl + e
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parle
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tu
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dîn + es
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dînes
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il
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regard + e
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regarde
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nous
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préfér + ons
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préférons
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vous
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ador + ez
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adorez
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elles
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travaill + ent
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travaillent
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