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•Qu’est-ce que tu faire?

•J’ lire.

•What do you like to do?

•I like to read.

• Is a verb

• It belongs in the family of verbs known as

–er.

• You already know some other –er verbs.

Can you think of any?– Parler

– Nager

– Étudier

– Fermer

– Préférer

– Écouter

– Débarrasser

Aimer

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• These verbs are in the same family because they are

conjugated the same way.

– Conjugate is an important word here. What does it

mean?

– To conjugate means to change the verb so that it

agrees with the subject.

– English verbs are also conjugated, but not so

elaborately.

• Can you conjugate an English verb?

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• Today you are learning how to

conjugate all –er verbs. This

opens a world of linguistic

opportunity. Now you can make

sentences.

les verbes -erHere it goes…First, drop the –er at the end of the infinitive. This is called the stem.

For example, aimer becomes aim, jouer becomes jou. Then, write

the endings.

je (I) aime nous (we) aimons

tu (you) aimes vous (you) aimez

il, elle, on

(he, she, one)

aime ils, elles

(they)

aiment

Notice that the endings change. The stem stays the same.

Let’s try. Can you say “she likes to listen to

music.”

Elle écouter de la musique.

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He likes to skateboard.

Il faire du skate

.

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They play soccer.

Ils au foot.

•Qui est cette personne?

Zinédine Zidane

Do you swim?

(Est-ce que) vous ?

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But wait, why is “vous” used here? Aren’t animals informal?

There are two dogs.

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She talks on the phone.

Elle au téléphone.

He studies magic.

Il la magique.

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• See, that was easy!

• To recap, conjugating verbs is essential. In

6th grade you learned expressions and nouns.

As 7th graders you have entered into much

more sophisticated territory. By conjugating

verbs you can make sentences!

• Just remember the endings!

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1) Thomas likes football.

2) Julie doesn’t like fries.

3) We speak French!

4) I swim.

5) You (informal) talk on the

6) phone a lot.

Try these:1. Thomas aime le football

américain.

2. Julie n’aime pas les

frites.

3. Nous parlons français.

4. Je nage.

5. Tu parles au téléphone

beaucoup.