French Regular ER Verbs
French Regular ER Verbs
When learning French verbs the first verb form you’ll need to master is “Regular Er Verbs“. These verbs are called “regular” because all of the verb forms or “endings” follow the same pattern. Learn this group first is beneficial as it’ll train your mind for learning the next to major groups: Regular IR Verbs and Regular RE Verbs. Verbs under the regular ER group are the easiest to conjugate and take the least time to learn! Regular ER verbs are verbs that end in ER in the infinitive (or mother) form (meaning ‘to love’ rather than ‘love’. My example here is ‘aimer’, to love. In the table below you’ll find the following forms: Present, Past, Imperfect, Conditional, Future & Subjunctive. NOTE: You can click on any of the blue “linked” words and listen to the audio and practice your pronunciation!
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| Present j'aime I love tu aimes you love il aime he loves nous aimons we love vous aimez you love ils aiment they love | Past j'ai aimé I loved tu as aimé you loved il a aimé he loved nous avons aimé we loved vous avez aimé they loved ils ont aimé they love | Imperfect j'aimais I used to love tu aimais you used to love il aimait he used to love nous aimions we used to love vous aimiez you used to love ils aimaient they used to love |
| Conditional j'aimerais I would love tu aimerais you would love il aimerait he would love nous aimerions we would love vous aimeriez you would love ils aimeraient they would love | Future j'aimerai I will love tu aimeras you will love il aimera he will love nous aimerons we will love vous aimerez you will love ils aimeront they will love | Subjunctive que j'aime that I love que tu aimes that you love qu'il aime that he love que nous aimions that we love que vous aimiez that you love qu'ils aiment that they love |
Here is a list of common regular ER verbs that you will hear in everyday language. They’re all conjugated the same as aimer.
| adorer to adore | chanter to sing | commencer to start/begin |
| demander to ask for | dépenser to spend | détesterto hate |
| écouter to listen | étudier to study | fermer to close |
| habiter to live | jouer to play | laver to wash |
| montrer to show | nager to swim | parler to speak/talk |
| penser to think | porter to wear/carry | présenter to introduce |
| rencontrer to meet | rester to stay | rêver to dream |
| skier to ski | téléphoner to call/telephone | travailler to work |
| chanter to sing | visiter to visit | voler to fly/steel |
| danser to dance | donner to give | goûter to taste |
| manger to eat | passer to pass/spend time | regarder to watch/look at |
| sembler to seem | trouver to find |
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