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1 Group Verbs: French First Group Verbs, Also Called Regular - Er Verbs. This Is The Largest of The

The document discusses French regular -er verbs, which make up the largest verb group in French. Regular -er verbs follow a consistent conjugation pattern, removing the infinitive ending -er and adding the appropriate personal pronoun ending. Some examples of commonly used regular -er verbs are provided like parler, donner, and visiter along with their conjugations. The document notes that verbs ending in -ger like manger have a small irregularity in their nous conjugation form.

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1 Group Verbs: French First Group Verbs, Also Called Regular - Er Verbs. This Is The Largest of The

The document discusses French regular -er verbs, which make up the largest verb group in French. Regular -er verbs follow a consistent conjugation pattern, removing the infinitive ending -er and adding the appropriate personal pronoun ending. Some examples of commonly used regular -er verbs are provided like parler, donner, and visiter along with their conjugations. The document notes that verbs ending in -ger like manger have a small irregularity in their nous conjugation form.

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1st Group Verbs

French first group verbs, also called regular -er verbs. This is the largest of the
three main French verb groups.

The verb form that ends in -ER is called the infinitive (in English, the infinitive is
the verb preceded by the word "to"), and -ER is the infinitive ending.

The verb with the infinitive ending removed is called the stem or radical. To
conjugate -ER verbs, remove the infinitive ending to find the stem and add the
endings in the table below.

FRENCH REGULAR -ER VERB CONJUGATIONS


To conjugate an -ER verb in the present tense, remove the infinitive ending and then
add the appropriate endings. For example, here are the present tense conjugations for
the regular -ER verbs parler (to speak), donner (to give), and visiter (to visit):

 
Pronoun Ending parler > parl- donner > donn- visiter > visit-    
 je  -e parle donne Visite   
 tu  -es parles donnes Visites   
 Il  -e Parle Donne Visite   
Elle -e Parle donne Visite
 nous  -ons parlons donnons Visitons   
 vous  -ez parlez donnez Visitez   
 Ils  -ent Parlent Donnent Visitent
Elles -ent Parlent Donnent Visitent

French regular -ER verbs, by far the largest group of French verbs, share
a conjugation pattern.

Here are just a few of the most common regular -ER verbs:

aimer   to like, to love

arriver   to arrive, to happen


chanter   to sing

chercher   to look for

commencer*   to begin

danser   to dance

demander   to ask for

dépenser   to spend (money)

détester   to hate

donner   to give

écouter   to listen to

étudier**   to study

fermer   to close

goûter   to taste

jouer   to play

laver   to wash

manger*   to eat

nager*   to swim

parler   to talk, to speak

passer   to pass, spend (time)

penser   to think

porter   to wear, to carry


regarder   to watch, to look at

rêver   to dream

sembler   to seem

skier*   to ski

travailler   to work

trouver   to find

visiter   to visit (a place)

voler   to fly, to steal

*All regular -ER verbs are conjugated according to the regular -ER verb
conjugation pattern, except for one small irregularity in verbs that end in -ger and -
cer, which are known as spelling-change verbs.

NOTE: Verbs Ending with –ger have different pattern of conjugation


with the pronoun Nous, which can be seen below.
Pronoun Ending Manger > Mang-
 je  -e Mange
 tu  -es Manges
 Il  -e Mange
Elle -e Mange
 nous  -eons Mangeons
 vous  -ez Mangez
 Ils  -ent Mangent
Elles -ent Mangent

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