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Conjugation
Objective: Conjugate regular -er verbs in the singular by removing the infinitive ending and adding the correct present-tense suffix.
| Pronoun | Ending | Form | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | -e | je parle | I speak |
| tu | -es | tu parles | you speak (informal) |
| il / elle / on | -e | il parle | he, she, one speaks |
The first-person singular ending is -e, not -es, since -es belongs only to the tu form.
The second-person singular ending is -es, and omitting the s confuses the form with the first-person singular.
First-person singular. The ending -e replaces the infinitive -er.
Second-person singular. The ending -es adds a final s that is not pronounced.
Third-person singular. The ending returns to -e, matching the first-person form.
The stem aim- comes from the infinitive aimer. The ending -e marks the third-person singular.
The elided j' appears before the vowel-initial stem habit-. The ending -e closes the form.
The stem travaill- comes from travailler. The ending -es marks the second-person singular.
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The -ent ending belongs to the third-person plural ils, not to the third-person singular il.
The three singular endings -e, -es, and -e are all silent, so the three forms sound identical in speech.
On takes the same third-person singular ending as il and elle, following the pattern of the -er verbs.
The verb écouter follows the same pattern. The stem is écout- and the ending is -e.