i can…talk and write about my (and my family’s) likes and dislikes. warm-up: on a blank piece of...

• I can…talk and write about my (and my family’s) likes and dislikes.

• Warm-Up: On a blank piece of paper, copy the conjugations of Être and Avoir.

Likes/Dislikes

Regular Verbs•A Regular Verb is a verb that is conjugated by changing the ending of the word. Learn the pattern, and you can apply it to all other verbs in that family.

Regular –ER Verbs

80% of all French verbs are Regular –ER verbs, so if you learn the pattern, you can conjugate most verbs.

Regular –ER Verbs

•Regular –ER verbs are verbs that end in the letters –ER. All Regular –ER Verbs are conjugated this way:

Regular –ER Verbs

•FIRST, drop the –er and you are left with the stem.

Regular –ER Verbs

•FIRST, drop the –er and you are left with the stem.

AIMER → AIM

Regular –ER Verbs

•Second, add the following endings:

Regular –ER Verbs

Je -e Nous -onsTu -es Vous -ezIl/Elle -e Ils/Elles -ent

So…

Aimer – to likeJ’aimeTu aimesIl/Elle aime

Aimer – to likeNous aimonsVous aimezIls/Elles aiment

Vocabulary•C’est qui ?•C’est…

Vocabulary•Ma mère•Mon père•Ma sœur•Mon frère

Vocabulary•Mon cousin•Ma cousine•Ma tante•Mon oncle

Vocabulary•Ma grand-mère•Mon grand-père•Mon ami(e)•Mon chien•Mon chat

Vocabulary• la pizza• le chocolat• les hamburgers• les frites

Vocabulary• le poulet• le rock• le rap• la country

Vocabulary• les sports• les voitures• l’école• la télévision• les jeux vidéo

Practice•My dad likes cars.

•My sister likes fries.

Practice•My dad likes cars.–Mon père aime les voitures.

•My sister likes fries.

Practice•My dad likes cars.–Mon père aime les voitures.

•My sister likes fries.–Ma soeur aime les frites.

Practice•You(s) like chicken.

•They(m) like country.

Practice•You(s) like chicken.–Tu aimes le poulet.•They(m) like country.

Practice•You(s) like chicken.–Tu aimes le poulet.•They(m) like country.–Ils aiment la country.

Practice• I like video games.

•My cat doesn’t like pizza.

Practice• I like video games.–J’aime les jeux vidéo•My cat doesn’t like pizza.

Practice• I like video games.–J’aime les jeux vidéo•My cat doesn’t like pizza.–Mon chat n’aime pas la pizza.