Present tense of -er verbs
Use of the present tense
to talk about what you usually do or to talk about what you are doing now.
formation
first cut off -er
then to the stem add the endings for each subject
you will have to memorize the endings!!!
Let's conjugate a verb: parler -to speak
Negative form
to make a sentence negative we should add ne before the verb and pas after.
when there is un,une or des in sentence ,it becomes "de" in the negative
Eg: je mange une glace= je ne mange pas de glace.
here are some more verbs
donner-to give
porter -to wear
visiter-to visit
préparer-to prepare
now write down the list on pg 75
interrogative/question form
add Est-ce que at the beginning and ? at the end
use question words like Comment, où, quel ,quand,combien de
invert the subject and the verb
eg:Parles-tu l'anglais? (do you speak English?)
conjugate
J'......................
adores
adore
adorez
elle ..................
porter
portes
porte
nous..........
habitons
habitez
habitent
ils...................
organise
organisent
organisons
tu........de la musique?
écoute
écoutes
écoutent