What you do with others: -er verbs 1st persons singular and plural | French

Starter quiz

Which of the following words end in a silent final consonant?
- content ✓
- mais ✓
- chien ✓
- rouge
- animal
Match the English to the French.
- to have, having
  
  ⇔
  
  avoir ✓
- to do, doing
  
  ⇔
  
  faire ✓
- to write, writing
  
  ⇔
  
  écrire ✓
- to read, reading
  
  ⇔
  
  lire ✓
- to listen, listening
  
  ⇔
  
  écouter ✓
- to speak, speaking
  
  ⇔
  
  parler ✓
Which of the following nouns are masculine?
- la personne
- le garçon ✓
- l'homme ✓
- la professeure
- le livre ✓
Match the French singular subject pronouns to the English.
- je
  
  ⇔
  
  I ✓
- tu
  
  ⇔
  
  you ✓
- il
  
  ⇔
  
  he ✓
- elle
  
  ⇔
  
  she ✓
What does the question 'C'est quoi ?' mean in English?
- Who is it?
- How much is it?
- When is it?
- What is it? ✓
Read the following sentence and match the correct halves of the English translation. J'aime écouter de la musique, tu aimes parler l'anglais, il aime écrire en français, elle aime porter un uniforme.
- I like
  
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  to listen to music. ✓
- You like
  
  ⇔
  
  speaking English. ✓
- He likes
  
  ⇔
  
  writing in French. ✓
- She likes
  
  ⇔
  
  wearing a uniform. ✓

Read the following sentence in French. How many silent final letters are there? Bonjour ! Je suis Sandra et j'aime parler avec Jacques.
- one
- two
- three
- four ✓
- five
Match the English subject pronouns to the French.
- je
  
  ⇔
  
  I ✓
- tu
  
  ⇔
  
  you ✓
- il
  
  ⇔
  
  he ✓
- elle
  
  ⇔
  
  she ✓
- nous
  
  ⇔
  
  we ✓
Match the French to the English.
- regarder
  
  ⇔
  
  to watch, watching ✓
- préparer
  
  ⇔
  
  to prepare, preparing ✓
- marcher
  
  ⇔
  
  to walk, walking ✓
- travailler
  
  ⇔
  
  to work, working ✓
- manger
  
  ⇔
  
  to eat, eating ✓
To say 'we' + verb in French, the verb usually ends in ...
- 'ons' ✓
Which of the following verbs are in their 'nous' form?
- regardes
- mangeons ✓
- travailler
- prépare
- marchons ✓
Match the sentences in French to their English translation.
- J'aime le chien.
  
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  I like the dog. ✓
- Nous préparons le déjeuner.
  
  ⇔
  
  We prepare lunch. ✓
- Nous parlons français.
  
  ⇔
  
  We speak French. ✓
- Je marche dehors.
  
  ⇔
  
  I walk outside. ✓
- Nous regardons la télé.
  
  ⇔
  
  We watch the TV. ✓

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The final consonant of a word is often silent in French, called the silent final consonant (SFC).
The -e at the end of words is also silent, called the silent final e (SFe).
To say 'I' + -er verb in French, the verb ending is -e; we call this the 1st person singular of the verb.
To say 'we' + -er verb, the verb ending is -ons; we call this the 1st person plural.
The verb 'manger' (to eat, eating) behaves differently in the 'nous' form; it keeps the 'e' before the -ons.

All verbs in the 'nous' form end in -ons.

Some verbs like 'manger' behave a little differently. The 'nous' form of 'manger' is 'mangeons' so that the g sound remains soft.