Weekday routine: -er verbs singular and plural | French

Starter quiz

Which words contain the sound-symbol correspondence [aim/im]?
- aimer
- faim ✓
- septembre
- simple ✓
- intelligent
Match up the French and English.
- devoir
  
  ⇔
  
  to have to, must ✓
- gagner
  
  ⇔
  
  to win, earn ✓
- marcher
  
  ⇔
  
  to walk, walking ✓
- rester
  
  ⇔
  
  to stay, staying ✓
- travailler
  
  ⇔
  
  to work, working ✓
- vouloir
  
  ⇔
  
  to want, wanting ✓
Match up the question words.
- quand
  
  ⇔
  
  when ✓
- quel
  
  ⇔
  
  which ✓
- qui
  
  ⇔
  
  who ✓
- où
  
  ⇔
  
  where ✓
- pourquoi
  
  ⇔
  
  why ✓
- comment
  
  ⇔
  
  how ✓
Order the French colours 'white, blue, purple, black, red, green, yellow'.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  blanc
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  bleu
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  violet
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  noir
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  rouge
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  vert
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  jaune
Regular -er verbs in the 1st person singular ('je') and the 3rd person singular ('il, elle') end in ...
- 'e' ✓
Write the adjective 'vieux' ('old') in its feminine form.
- 'vieille' ✓

Exit quiz

Which number helps us remember the [um/un] sound in French?
- one ✓
- two
- three
- four
- five
Match the subject pronouns and the present tense endings for -er verbs.
- je, il, elle
  
  ⇔
  
  -e ✓
- tu
  
  ⇔
  
  -es ✓
- ils, elles
  
  ⇔
  
  -ent ✓
- nous
  
  ⇔
  
  -ons ✓
- vous
  
  ⇔
  
  -ez ✓
Order the French sentence 'He is looking for the cake and he is giving the present to the children'.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  il cherche
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  le gâteau
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  et
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  il donne
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  le cadeau
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  aux
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  enfants
Identify a verb by looking at its ending and ______ in a sentence. Fill in the gap.
- 'position' ✓
'Nous mangeons une pizza dans la maison'. What infinitive does the verb in this sentence come from?
- 'manger' ✓
Write in French: 'I go to the office.'
- 'Je vais au bureau.' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

[um/un] sounds like 'un'.
-er verbs take the following endings in the present tense: je-e, tu-es, il/elle/on-e, nous-ons, vous-ez, ils/elles-ent.
'à' + definite article combine to make au/à la/à l’/aux, depending on the gender, number and spelling of the noun.
Some verbs need a preposition in English, but not in French' e.g. 'chercher,' ('to look for'). Others need prepositions.
Verbs can be identified from their position and ending; look for the infinitive form in the dictionary.

Common misconception

It is fine to use the infinitive next to the subject pronoun.

The infinitive is the dictionary form of the verb but verbs change ending to match their subject (I, you, she, he etc.). Regular -er verbs always add the same set of endings.

Keywords

[um/un] - pronounced as in 'un'
Verb - word that communicates actions or states