Regular -er Verbs

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Verbes du premier groupe*

There are several thousand verbs that end in -er, the largest category of regular French verbs. To conjugate them, remove the infinitive ending and then add one of the following verb endings:

je	-e		nous	-ons
tu	-es		vous	-ez
il	-e		ils	-ent

Par exemple…

parler (to talk, speak)

je	parle		nous	parlons
tu	parles		vous	parlez
il/elle/on	parle		ils/elles	parlent

Common regular -er verbs

abaisser		to lower, to push/pull down
abîmer		to ruin
aimer		to like, to love
arriver		to arrive, to happen
bouger**		to move
brosser		to brush
changer**		to change
chanter		to sing
chercher		to look for
commencer**		to begin, start
corriger**		to correct
danser		to dance
demander		to ask for
détester		to hate
donner		to give
écouter		to listen to
effacer**		to erase
étudier		to study
féliciter		to congratulate
fêter		to celebrate
gagner		to win, to earn
glisser		to slide
habiter		to live
jouer		to play
manger**		to eat
manquer		to miss
marcher		to walk, to function
monter		to climb
nager**		to swim
parler		to talk, to speak
partager**		to share
penser		to think
regarder		to watch, to look at
skier		to ski
travailler		to work
trouver		to find
visiter		to visit (a place)
voyager**		to travel

  The vast majority of verbs that end in -er follow this pattern; the only exceptions are aller and stem-changing verbs.

* French grammarians consider that there are three types of verbs.

** These verbs have one small irregularity in the spelling of certain conjugations – learn more.

 Regular -er Verbs Quiz

Think you’ve got it? Test yourself on regular -er verb conjugations with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise: Mes colocs

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 Related lessons

• Irregular -er verbs
• -ER verb conjugations – PwLF super list
• Present tense
• Introduction to French verbs

 French lesson plan

• French grammar sheets (Worksheet, 4th-12th grade)
   

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• Presentación de verbos
   

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• Introduzione ai verbi
   

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