Putting It Together

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Putting It Together An ER verb assembly kit
Sue Nicholson French teacher
Stantonbury Campus
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Putting It Together An ER verb assembly kit
Setup
Getting Started
FAQs
Projects
A do-it-yourself program for constructing
complete thoughts and actions using regular ER
verbs
? Owners Manual
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Setup
The process of verb conjugation Parts and
accessories
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
So what is conjugation? What does conjugate
mean?
In grammatical terms, its
Taking the regular form of the verb (such as to
have, to eat, to dance, to speak, etc) and
changing it to agree with the subject of the verb
(the person/object performing the action)
Lost? Dont you worry. We conjugate verbs in
English every day! How???
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
Watch carefully as our verb repair specialty crew
conjugates an English verb in the present tense.
to be
I am We are You are
You (pl) are He/She is
They are
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
Dont they do excellent work? Here are some
other familiar projects
to eat
to dance
I dance We dance You dance You (pl)
dance He/She dances They dance
I eat We eat You eat You (pl)
eat He/She eats They eat
Is it making sense yet? We change to dance to
dance or dances depending on who were
talking about (I, You, They). The same goes for
to eat. Try a few on your own
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
Here are a few verbs try. Remember to use the
present tense!
to watch
to work
I watch We watch You watch
You (pl) watch He/She watches They watch
I work We work You work You (pl)
work He/She works They work
How did you do?
Cest facile, nest-ce pas?
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Verb Conjugation
Would you say (click on each one)
I is?
You be?
He are?
She work?
They watches?
I to be?
You to work?
Oops! Of course not! Conjugated verbs are not
interchangeable! It sounds ridiculous! Its the
same way with the French language.
Now that you are experts, lets check out the nuts
and bolts of conjugating French verbs.
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
In order to be a successful verb conjugator, you
will need to know the following 4 terms
The person or thing doing the action (je, vous,
la télé)
Subject-
Infinitive-
The verb by itself danser, parler, inviter,
regarder
What others can you name?
travailler
habiter
organiser
écouter
chanter
Stem-
The verb without the er dans, parl, invit,
regard
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
And most importantly
The combination of letters that we put in place
of the er that we dropped earlier. Each
pronoun has its own ending to be used. Below is
a chart that gives these endings
Ending-
-ER Endings -ER Endings -ER Endings -ER Endings
Je e Nous ons ohn
Tu es Vous ez eh
Il/ Elle e Ils/Elles ent
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
Or think of it this way
Subject Infinitive Stem Ending
The worker The drill packaging The drill (packaging removed) The drill bits
er
e, es, e, ons, ez, ent
aim, dans, chant, parl
aimer, danser, chanter, parler
Je, Tu, Nous, la fille, Ils
The worker chooses the bit for each drill!!!
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
Ok, heres the drill ? Try to conjugate these
French verbs by following the 4 simple step

• 1. Take note of the worker
• 2. Choose your drill package
• 3. Remove ALL er packaging from the drill (how
  else are you going to use it?)
• Select the correct bit for the worker given
• Notice, there are 6 workers for each verb!

parler
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
parler
jouer
Je
Nous
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
habiter
aimer
Je
Je
Nous
Nous
Tu
Tu
Vous
Vous
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
Il/Elle
Ils/Elles
Go to the next page to see how you did!
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La Conjugaison des Verbes Parts and Accessories
parler
jouer
Je parle
Nous parlons
Je joue
Nous jouons
Tu parles
Vous parlez
Tu joues
Vous jouez
Ils/Elles parlent
Il/Elle joue
Il/Elle parle
Ils/Elles jouent
habiter
aimer
Jhabite
Jaime
Nous aimons
Nous habitons
Tu habites
Tu aimes
Vous aimez
Vous habitez
Il/Elle aime
Ils/Elles aiment
Il/Elle habite
Ils/Elles habitent
How did you do? Ready for a new twist?
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Getting Started
Parts Review
The Rule of THREE
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Parts Review Surveying the Foundation
You should know the following terms before
proceeding
-conjugate -subject -infinitive -stem -ending
Remember, when putting something together, its
always better to have a strong foundation than a
weak one. You want what you are making to last,
right? Make sure your foundation is strong
before you begin further building.
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Les exemples au Web

• More examples (click on links to hear an
  authentic pronunciation)
• http//www.frenchtutorial.com/standard/present/gr
  oup1.php
• http//www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/ver1.html
• The above links are the internet examples
  (described in your packet)

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Les Projets Projects
Visit the following sites and try to activities
to test your newfound skills and knowledge
1. be sure to following instructions in
parentheses! ? http//atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiw
yc/school/curric/HotPotatoes/index.htm ? (click
on Français, scroll down and select Present
Tense, click on Regular ER Verbs) 2.
http//french.about.com/library/weekly/aa101199t.h
tm 3. http//www.quia.com/mc/66100.html (you may
play several times) 4. http//www.laits.utexas.ed
u/tex/gr/ver1.html (scroll down towards the
bottom, starting with fill in the blanks)