Vocabulaire
Les verbes en -er
Here are some common regular -er verbs:
| Français | Anglais | Français | Anglais | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adorer | to love, to adore | habiter (à) | to live (in) | |
| aimer | to like, to love | inviter | to invite | |
| arriver | to arrive | jouer (à) | to play (a sport/activity) | |
| chercher | to look for | jouer (de) | to play (an instrument) | |
| commencer* | to start, to begin | manger* | to eat | |
| cuisiner | to cook | oublier | to forget | |
| danser | to dance | nager* | to swim | |
| déjeuner | to eat lunch (France) | passer du temps (avec des amis) | to spend time, hang out (with friends) | |
| dessiner | to draw | parler | to speak, to talk | |
| détester | to hate, to detest | partager* | to share | |
| dîner | to eat diner (France) | penser | to think | |
| discuter | to discuss | regarder | to look (at) | |
| donner | to give | rencontrer (des amis) | to meet (friends) | |
| écouter | to listen (to) | rentrer | to return, go back | |
| étudier | to study | travailler | to work | |
| fermer | to close, to shut | voyager* | to travel |
(C: piste à refaire)
Note
*These verbes are slightly irregular in the nous forms because of the ‘g’ or ‘c’ in the last syllable. You add -ons, but do not drop the e from the ending: mangeons, partageons, voyageons. The verbs commencer and others ending in -cer (like commencer [to start]) change the c to a ç in the nous form: commençons.
Ressources supplémentaires
Visit this website to learn more about -er verbs: Regular -er verbs
Les adverbes
You can modify your verbs with different adverbs that express frequency (often, rarely), quantity (a lot, a little), or how & when something is done (slowly, together, early, etc.). Inserting these adverbs changes the way to understand the action. Here are some useful adverbs:
Adverbes:
| Français | Anglais | Phrases |
|---|---|---|
| souvent | often | Elles dessinent souvent. |
| tous les jours | everyday | J’étudie tous les jours. |
| toujours | always | J’oublie toujours mes clés. |
| beaucoup | a lot | J’aime beaucoup le chocolat. |
| rarement | rarely | Nous voyageons rarement. |
| parfois | sometimes | Je joue parfois au football. |
| ensemble | together | Ils étudient ensemble. |
| maintenant | now | Évelyne étudie maintenant. |
| tard | late | Nous déjeunons tard. |
| tôt | early | Patrick travaille tôt. |
| en retard | late | Tu arrives en retard. |
| en avance | early, in advance | On arrive en avance. |
As you can see in the table above, the adverb (bolded) is usually placed right after the verb; this is not the case in English.
