This document discusses how to form the present tense for ER verbs in French. It explains that ER verbs end in "ER" like the verb "chanter" which means "to sing." To conjugate an ER verb in the present tense, you remove the "ER" to get the stem, then add the correct ending based on subject - "e" for "I," "es" for "you" (singular), "e" for "he/she," "ons" for "we," "ez" for "you" (plural), and "ent" for "they." An example is given conjugating "chanter" in the present tense.

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L’objectif: to recap how to form the
present tense for ER verbs in French

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An ‘ER’ verb is just a
verb which ends in
‘ER’

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Choose your verb
e.g. ‘chanter’ which
means ‘to sing’

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Take off the ‘ER’ so
you are left with the
stem – ‘chant’

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Add the following endings depending
on which person you are talking
about:
I Je e
You (singular) Tu es
He/she Il/elle e
We Nous ons
You (plural) Vous ez
They Ils/elles ent

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CHANTER – TO SING
I sing – je chante
You (singular) sing – tu chantes
He/she sings – il/elle chante
We sing – nous cantons
You (plural) sing – vous chantez
They sing – ils/elles chantent