Les Verbes
(Er-Verbs)
Er-verbs
☛ All verbs whose infinitive ends in ‘er’ belong to this group (except aller).
☛ The present tense of all –er verbs is conjugated by removing the ‘
er’ ending and adding the endings –
e, -
es, -
e, -
ons, -
ez,-
ent to the radical of the verb.
eg: Infinitive: parler---- Radical-parl , Infinitive-regarder---- Radical-regard
Parler-to speak
| 1st person | Singular | Je parle | I speak/I am speaking |
| 2nd person | Singular | Tu parles | You speak/you are speaking |
| 3rd person | Singular (m) | Il parle | He speaks/he is speaking |
| 3rd person | Singular (f) | Elle parle | She speaks/she is speaking |
| 1st person | Plural | Nous parlons | We speak/we are speaking |
| 2nd person | Plural | Vous parlez | You speak/you are speaking |
| 3rd person | Plural (m) | Ils parlent | They speak/they are speaking (m.p.) |
| 3rd person | Plural (f) | Elles parlent | They speak/they are speaking (f.p.) |