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French Conjugation

Regular -ER Verbs: Plural Forms

The plural present‑tense forms of regular -er verbs: nous, vous, ils, elles.

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Lesson Summary

The plural present‑tense forms of regular -er verbs: nous, vous, ils, elles.

Conjugation

Completing the Paradigm

The singular forms of regular -er verbs were presented in the previous conjugation lesson. The same stem is used for the plural, with the endings -ons, -ez, and -ent.

Full Present Tense of Parler

Subject	Ending	Form	Pronunciation
je	-e	parle	silent ending
tu	-es	parles	silent ending (same sound as je)
il/elle/on	-e	parle	silent ending
nous	-ons	parlons	ending pronounced
vous	-ez	parlez	ending sounds like ‘ay’
ils/elles	-ent	parlent	ending completely silent

Pronunciation Rules

1. The nous ending -ons is always pronounced.
2. The vous ending -ez is pronounced ‘ay’.
3. The ils/elles ending -ent is silent; ils parlent is pronounced identically to il parle. The subject pronoun alone signals the plural.
4. In informal speech, on often replaces nous, but the full form must be mastered for formal contexts.

Plural Verbs in Use

Plural forms describe group actions: Nous travaillons à la bibliothèque. (We work at the library.) Vous aimez le français ? (Do you like French?) Ils regardent la télévision. (They watch television.) They combine readily with family vocabulary: Mes parents habitent à Lyon. (My parents live in Lyon.)

Examples

Nous parlons français et anglais.
First-person plural (nous) with the ending -ons.
Vous aimez la musique ?
Formal or plural ‘you’ with the ending -ez.
Les étudiants travaillent à la bibliothèque.
Third-person plural (ils) with the silent ending -ent.