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 .
Exercise 1

Conjugate the verbs aimer (to like, to love) and donner (to give) in the present tense.

Aimer en
J'
Tu
Il aime
Nous aimons
Vous aimez
Ils aiment
Donner en
Je
Tu donnes
Il
Nous donnons
Vous donnez
Ils donnent

Conjugate the verbs aimer (to like, to love) and donner (to give) in the present tense.

Aimer en
J'aime
Tu aimes
Il aime
Nous aimons
Vous aimez
Ils aiment
Donner en
Je donne
Tu donnes
Il donne
Nous donnons
Vous donnez
Ils donnent
Exercise 2

Conjugate the verbs chercher (to look for) and parler (to talk) in the present tense.

Chercher en
Je
Tu cherches
Il
Nous cherchons
Vous cherchez
Ils cherchent
Parler en
Je
Tu
Il parle
Nous parlons
Vous parlez
Ils parlent

Conjugate the verbs chercher (to look for) and parler (to talk) in the present tense.

Chercher en
Je cherche
Tu cherches
Il cherche
Nous cherchons
Vous cherchez
Ils cherchent
Parler en
Je parle
Tu parles
Il parle
Nous parlons
Vous parlez
Ils parlent
Exercise 3

Conjugate the verbs aider (to help) and habiter (to live) in the present tense.

Aider en
J'
Tu aides
Il
Nous aidons
Vous aidez
Ils aident
Habiter en
J'
Tu
Il habite
Nous habitons
Vous habitez
Ils habitent

Conjugate the verbs aider (to help) and habiter (to live) in the present tense.

Aider en
J'aide
Tu aides
Il aide
Nous aidons
Vous aidez
Ils aident
Habiter en
J'habite
Tu habites
Il habite
Nous habitons
Vous habitez
Ils habitent

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