Regular -er verbs in the present tense in French

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Regular -er verbs in the present tense

Verbs that end in -er in the infinitive, such as aimer (to like/love), arriver (to arrive), demander (to ask), travailler (to work), trouver (to find), etc. are conjugated like this:

Aimer en
J'aime
Tu aimes
Il aime/elle aime
Nous aimons
Vous aimez
Ils aiment/elles aiment
Trouver en
Je trouve
Tu trouves
Il trouve/elle trouve
Nous trouvons
Vous trouvez
Ils trouvent/elles trouvent
The present tense is used to talk about ongoing actions, habits or generalities.

I am currently working

My friends talk a lot.

Notes:

  • The letters -e, -es and -ent at the end of these verb forms are not pronounced at all.
  • -ons is pronounced and -ez is pronounced .

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