French Vocabulary: Common Regular [-ER] Verbs
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Identify:
French Vocabulary: Common Regular [-ER] Verbs
le vocabulaire français: verbes réguliers communs en [-ER]
- Common verbs that have an [-ER] ending in the infinitive.
- Get comfortable working with regular [-ER] verbs.
Study:
aider : to help
J’aide ma mère dans la cuisine.
I help my mother in the kitchen.
aimer : to like / to love
Le professeur aime beaucoup parler français!
The professor really likes to speak French!
apporter : to bring
Les étudiants apportent leurs livres à la classe.
The students bring their books to class.
chanter : to sing
Elle chante bien.
She sings well.
chercher : to look for / to search for
Il cherche ses lunettes.
He is looking for his glasses.
cuisiner : to cook
Nous cuisinons ensemble le dimanche.
We cook together on Sundays.
danser : to dance
Dansez avec moi!
Dance with me!
déjeuner : to eat lunch / to have lunch
À quelle heure est-ce que tu déjeunes?
At what time do you (informal) eat lunch?
demander : to ask (a question) / to ask for (something)
Mon père me demande à tondre le gazon.
My father is asking me to mow the lawn.
dessiner : to draw
Les enfants dessinent beaucoup.
The children draw a lot.
détester : to hate
Vous détestez les tâches ménagères.
You all hate housework.
dîner : to eat dinner / to have dinner
Nous dînons dans un restaurant ce soir.
We are eating in a restaurant this evening.
donner : to give
Il donne de l’argent à son fils.
He gives money to his son.
écouter : to listen / to listen to
J’écoute la radio dans ma voiture.
I listen to the radio in my car.
étudier : to study
J’étudie le français et ma meilleure amie étudie l’espagnol.
I study French and my best (female) friend studies Spanish.
habiter : to live / to reside
Mes grand-parents habitent à Montréal.
My grandparents live in Montreal.
jouer : to play
Les enfants jouent dans la cour de récréation.
The children are playing in the schoolyard.
parler : to speak / to talk
Mon frère parle allemand.
My brother speaks German.
penser : to think
De quoi pensez-vous?
What are you all thinking about?
porter : to wear / to take / to carry
Il porte un costume au travail.
He wears a suit to work.
préparer : to prepare
Le chef nous prépare un bon repas.
The chef is preparing a good meal for us.
regarder : to watch / to look at
Nous regardons le match de football à la télé.
We are watching the soccer game on TV.
travailler : to work
Tu travailles à plein temps?
Do you (informal) work full-time?
trouver : to find
Je ne peux pas trouver mes clés!
I can’t find my keys!
Adapt:
Qui parle français?
Who speaks French?
Que regardent-ils?
What are they (masc.) watching?
Quand va-t-elle téléphoner?
When is she going to call?
Il travaille où?
Where does he work?
Pourquoi est-ce que vous détestez les devoirs?
Why do you all hate homework?
Comment est-ce qu’on danse la valse?
How does one dance the waltz?
Combien d’étudiants étudient dans la bibliothèque?
How many students are studying in the library?
Quelle salle de classe est-ce que nous cherchons?
Which classroom are we looking for?
Tools:
- LEAF French Grammar: Regular [-ER] Verbs (Present Tense)
- LEAF French Grammar: Verb Conjugations – Basics
