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    There are three major groups of regular verbs in French: verbs with infinitives ending in -er,
    verbs with infinitives ending in -ir, and verbs with infinitives ending in -re. Since -er verbs
    are the most numerous, they are considered the first conjugation. To conjugate these verbs,
    drop the -er from the infinitive to form the stem. Next, add the -erendings to the stem.
    Different tenses have different endings.

    The endings given below (-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent) are for forming the present tense. The
    endings (-e, -es, -e, and -ent) are all silent. The only endings that are pronounced are the
    nous (-ons) and the vous (-ez) endings. The four silent endings form a boot shape in the
    verb conjugation.

    parler 'to speak'


    je parl e nous parl ons

    tu parl es vous parl ez

    il/elle/on parl e ils/elles parl ent

    past participle: parl é

    Listen carefully to the following sentences. Note that the pronunciation of each of the verbs is the same even though the
    conjugations are spelled differently.
    Tex, il parle français? Mais c'est un tatou. Tex speaks French? But he's an armadillo.
    Tex: Bien sûr jeparle français etTammy, elle Tex: Of course, I speak French and
    aussi, elle parle français. Tammy,too, she speaks French.
    Eh bien dis donc, même les tatousparlent Well, I'll be, even the armadillos speak
    français au Texas? French in Texas?

    Here is a list of common -er verbs:

    adorer, to adore habiter, to live


    aimer, to like jouer, to play
    aimermieux, to prefer montrer, to show
    chanter, to sing présenter, tointroduce
    chercher,to look for regarder, to watch
    danser, to dance rencontrer, to meet (by chance)
    demander,to ask rester, to stay,remain
    détester,to hate, to detest téléphoner,to telephone
    donner,to give travailler, to work
    écouter, to listen to trouver, to find
    étudier, to study

    Je changes to j' before a verb starting with a vowel or a silent h (ex.j'adore, j'habite). This
    phenomenon is known as élision. Listen to the following sentences. Can you hear the élision
    in the first two examples?

    Tex: J'adore la musique rap et


    I love rap music and I often
    j'écoute souvent de la musique
    listen to music in clubs.
    dans les clubs.
    Je chante et je danse aussi. I sing and I dance, too.

    Note also that the s in plural pronouns (nous, vous, and ils/elles) is usually silent except when it is followed by a verb
    that begins with a vowel sound. In such a case the silent s is pronounced as a /z/ and links the pronoun to the verb. This
    phenomenon is called liaison ('linking') and is very characteristic of French. Listen carefully to the sentences below.
    Which sentences contain examples of liaison?

    Tex et Tammy, ils écoutent Tex and Tammy, they listen


    de la musique cadienne avec to Cajun music with Paw-
    Paw-Paw! Paw!
    Tammy: Nous adorons
    Tammy: We love to dance.
    danser.
    Tex: Oui, oui, c'est vrai. Tex: Yes, yes, that's true.
    Nous dansonsbeaucoup. We dance a lot.

    fill in the blanks


    Give the correct form of the verb indicated in parentheses.

    1. Tex et Tammy, ils ______ à Austin. (habiter)

    2. Tammy ______ le français. (étudier)

    3. Je ______ un peu. (chanter)

    4. J'______ la musique française. (adorer)

    5. Nous ______ au foot. (jouer)

    6. Vous ______ la musique texane? (aimer)

    7. Quelle sorte de musique est-ce que tu ______? (aimer)

    8. Tammy ______ les sports. (détester)

    9. Joe-Bob ______ de la guitare. (jouer)

    10. Est-ce que tu ______ du piano? (jouer)

    11. Joe-Bob ______ son ami Corey. (chercher)

    12. Tammy et Bette ______ la télévision. (regarder)

    listening comprehension
    Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular), Tex and Tammy (plural) -- or if it's
    impossible to tell. Hint: Pay close attention to liaison between subject pronoun and verb.

    1. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    2. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    3. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    4. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    5. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    6. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    7. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer


    8. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    9. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    10. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    11. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    12. ___Tex ___Tex et Tammy ___impossible à distinguer

    © 2004 • department of french & italian • liberal arts ITS • university of texas at austin updated: 27 May 04

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