French Present Tense Verbs
9th Grade · World Languages · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can conjugate regular and irregular verbs in French in the present tense.
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To conjugate a regular French verb ending in -ER in the present tense, you must drop the -ER ending from the infinitive and add the appropriate ending to the stem.
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The present tense endings for regular -ER verbs are: -E for 'je', -ES for 'tu', -E for 'il/elle/on', -ONS for 'nous', -EZ for 'vous', and -ENT for 'ils/elles'.
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Verbs ending in -GER or -CER have slight spelling changes to maintain pronunciation, especially in the 'nous' form, where an 'e' is added or a cedilla is used under the 'c'.
