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W25 Les Verbes

The document explains the concept of verbs in French, detailing their definition, conjugation rules, and categories based on endings (-ER, -IR, -RE). It provides specific conjugation examples for regular -ER verbs and highlights exceptions with the irregular verbs 'être' and 'avoir.' Additionally, it includes examples of usage and the elision rule for verbs beginning with a vowel.

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W25 Les Verbes

The document explains the concept of verbs in French, detailing their definition, conjugation rules, and categories based on endings (-ER, -IR, -RE). It provides specific conjugation examples for regular -ER verbs and highlights exceptions with the irregular verbs 'être' and 'avoir.' Additionally, it includes examples of usage and the elision rule for verbs beginning with a vowel.

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LES VERBES

- Verbs are action words that expresses the action (he speaks/we play ) or
state of being ( I am a student) of a sentence.
- They are one of the key parts of speech . In French the verb has to be
conjugated according to the Subject (either Noun or pronoun).
- The basic form of the verb in French is called “ the infinitive form”
Eg. PARLER = to speak, ÉCOUTER - To listen, MANGER - To eat,
AIMER - to like , LIRE - to read.
- only the 1st verb in the sentence gets conjugated in any tense.
Eg: J’aime lire des romans
- The verbs are divided into 3 category based on their endings , they
are
- ER Ending eg. Regarder , voyager , travailler
- IR Ending eg. finir , bouillir , venir
- RE Ending eg. Vendre , tendre , descendre

- For the purpose of Conjugation the verbs are grouped as


1. Regular verbs = -ER ending verbs
2. Irregular verbs = -IR ending verbs (avoir) , -RE ending verbs
(être).

CONJUGATION OF -ER ENDING VERBS

La règle : (Present tense)


Step 1 : In the given -er verb, Cut the -ER and take the root.
Eg: regarder , REGARDER —-> REGARD (root)
Step 2 : to the root, add endings according to the Subject.
Step 3 : the endings are as follows :
SUBJECT ENDING
Je E
Tu ES
Il E
Elle E
Nous ONS
Vous EZ
Ils ENT
Elles ENT

Applying to the verb REGARDER,


Je regarde - I Watch
Tu regardes - You watch
Il regarde - He/it watches
Elle regarde - She/it watches
Nous regardons - we watch
Vous regardez. - You watch
Ils regardent - they watch (masculine/mixed gender)
Elles regardent - they Watch (only feminine)

Eg: Jean regarde la télé.


Tu regardes le film français ? `
Nous regardons le match de cricket dans le weekend .
Les Exceptions (irregular verbs)
1. Être - to be , used for Professions, nationality, couleurs, adjectives,
shapes.
Person French English

1st person Je suis I am

2nd
Tu es You are
person

Il est
He/it is
3rd person Elle est
She/it is

1st person Nous


We are
plural sommes

2nd person You are (formal


Vous êtes
plural or plural)

3rd person Ils sont They (masc.) are


plural Elles sont They (fem.) are

Eg. Je suis intelligent.


Marie est mexicaine
Nous sommes contents.
Georges et Marie sont petits.
Tu es content?
Paul et moi, nous sommes canadiens.
2. AVOIR : to have and is used to express << age >> :

Person French English

1st person J’ai I have

2nd person Tu as You have

Il a He/it has
3rd person Elle a She/it has

Plural French English

1st person Nous avons We have

2nd person Vous avez You have

Ils ont They have


3rd person
Elles ont They have

- When the conjugated verb begins with a vowel, je changes to j’. This elision
always occurs when je precedes a vowel or silent h. When elision is made
between two words, they are pronounced as one word.
Eg. 1. Pierre a une grande voiture.
2. J’ai deux livres et un cahier
3. Marie a un sandwich.
4. Vous avez des livres?
Expressing age :
- J’ai vingt ans. ( i am 20 years old)

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