Regular -er Verbs

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French Lesson: Grammar Lessons

4. Regular -er Verbs

Verbes du premier groupe*

There are several thousand verbs that end in -er, the largest category of regular French verbs. To conjugate them, remove the infinitive ending and then add one of the following verb endings:

je -e nous -ons

tu -es vous -ez

il -e ils -ent

Par exemple...

parler (to talk, speak)

Je parle nous parlons

tu parles vous parlez

il/elle/on parle ils/elles parlent

Common regular -er verbs Make a sentence

abaisser to lower, to push/pull down ____________________________________.

abîmer to ruin aimer to like, to love ____________________________________.

arriver to arrive, to happen ____________________________________.

bouger** to move ____________________________________.

brosser to brush ____________________________________.

changer** to change ____________________________________.

chanter to sing ____________________________________.

chercher to look for ____________________________________.

commencer** to begin, start ____________________________________.

corriger** to correct ____________________________________.

danser to dance ____________________________________.

demander to ask for ____________________________________.

détester to hate ____________________________________.

donner to give ____________________________________.

écouter to listen to ____________________________________.

effacer** to erase ____________________________________.

étudier to study ____________________________________.

féliciter to congratulate ____________________________________.

fêter to celebrate ____________________________________.

gagner to win, to earn ____________________________________.

glisser to slide ____________________________________.

habiter to live ____________________________________.

jouer to play ____________________________________.

manger** to eat ____________________________________.

manquer to miss ____________________________________.

marcher to walk, to function ____________________________________.

monter to climb ____________________________________.

nager** to swim ____________________________________.

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