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Level 13 - Regular -ER verbs
You have just worked with porter, the French verb 'to wear'. Verbs which have the ending -er, like porter and s'appeler, have something in common. When you go through the list of different people doing the verb (what is known as 'conjugating' the verb), the ending of the je form is always the same (always ending with the letter e) and so are the endings of the tu , il , elle , nous , vous , ils and elles forms. This works a bit like English. We say 'I wear' and 'you wear', but 'he wears' and 'she wears'.
Let's look again at the verb porter 'to wear'.
je porte
tu portes
il porte
elle porte
on porte
nous portons
vous portez
ils portent
elles portent
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I wear
you wear (sg.)
he wears
she wears
one wears
we wear
you wear (pl.)
they wear (m.)
they wear (f.) |
So the endings of regular -er verbs, when you take off the -er bit, are as follows.
je
tu
il
elle
on
nous
vous
ils
elles
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-e
-es
-e
-e
-e
-ons
-ez
-ent
-ent |
Aimer
Once you have learnt this, you have become a very powerful French learner. You can now conjugate any other French verb that ends in -er . You simply remove the -er from the end and attach the different endings. Here, for example, is aimer, 'to like'.
j'aime
tu aimes
il aime
elle aime
on aime
nous aimons
vous aimez
ils aiment
elles aiment |
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I like
you like (sg.)
he likes
she likes
one likes
we like
you like (pl.)
they like (m.)
they like (f.) |
Other verbs
Here is a list of -er verbs which work in exactly the same way. If you've just started learning French there's no need to learn all these now! Come back to them later. The list of verbs you need to know for GCSE and Common Entrance can be found in the verblist.
accepter
accompagner
adorer
aider
aimer
ajouter
allumer
annuler
apporter
arrêter
arriver
attaquer
bavarder
blesser
brûler
cacher
casser
causer
chanter
chercher
classer
collectionner
commander
comparer
composer (un numéro)
composter
compter
confirmer
conseiller
continuer
copier
couper
coûter
critiquer
danser
décider
décrocher
détester
décoller
déjeuner
demander
dépenser
désirer
dessiner
discuter
dîner
distribuer
donner
doubler
durer
écouter
embrasser
empêcher
emporter
emprunter
énerver
essayer
enseigner
entrer
épouser
étudier
expliquer
fermer
fêter
frapper
fumer
gagner
garder
garer
goûter
habiter
heurter
identifier
imprimer
indiquer
inviter
jouer
laver
laisser
livrer
loger
louer
manquer
marcher
mériter
mesurer
monter
montrer
noter
organiser
oublier
pardonner
parler
passer
passionner
patiner
penser (que)
piquer
porter
poser
pousser
préparer
présenter
prêter
proposer
quitter
raccrocher
raconter
recommander
refuser
regarder
regretter
remercier
rencontrer
rentrer
réparer
réserver
rester
retirer
retourner
sauter
sauver
sembler
signer
sonner
souhaiter
souligner
stationner
taper
téléphoner
terminer
tirer
tomber
toucher
tourner
tousser
travailler
traverser
trouver
utiliser
vérifier
verser
visiter
voler
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to accept
to accompany
to love
to help
to like
to add
to turn on
to cancel
to bring
to stop
to arrive
to attack
to chat
to hurt / to injure
to burn
to hide
to break
to cause
to sing
to look for
to classify
to collect
to command / to order
to compare
to compose / to dial (a number)
to stamp
to count
to confirm
to advise
to continue
to copy
to cut
to cost
to criticise
to dance
to decide
to pick up the phone
to hate
to take off
to have lunch
to demand / to ask for
to spend
to want (to) / to desire (to)
to draw
to discuss
to dine
to distribute
to give
to overtake
to last
to listen (to)
to kiss
to prevent
to take (away)
to borrow
to annoy
to try
to teach
to enter
to marry
to study
to explain
to close
to celebrate
to hit
to smoke
to earn / to win
to keep
to park
to taste
to live
to collide / to knock into
to identify
to print
to indicate
to invite
to play
to wash
to leave
to deliver
to lodge
to hire / to rent
to lack / to miss / to be missing
to walk / to work (e.g. a machine)
to deserve
to measure
to go up
to show
to note
to organise
to forget
to forgive
to speak / to talk
to pass / to spend (time)
to fascinate
to skate
to think (that)
to sting
to wear / to carry
to put
to push
to prepare
to present / to introduce
to lend
to propose / to offer
to leave
to hang up
to tell
to recommend
to refuse
to look at / to watch
to regret / to miss
to thank
to meet
to come home / to go home
to repair
to reserve
to stay
to take back
to return
to jump
to save
to seem
to sign
to sound
to wish (to)
to underline
to park
to type/ to knock/hit
to telephone
to finish
to pull
to fall
to touch
to turn
to cough
to work
to cross
to find
to use
to check/verify
to pour
to visit
to fly / to steal |
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