Regular -er verbs in the present tense
Verbs that end in -er in the infinitive, such as aimer (to like/love), arriver (to arrive), demander (to ask), travailler (to work), trouver (to find), etc. are conjugated like this:
Aimer en
J'aime
Tu aimes
Il aime/elle aime
Nous aimons
Vous aimez
Ils aiment/elles aiment
Tu aimes
Il aime/elle aime
Nous aimons
Vous aimez
Ils aiment/elles aiment
Trouver en
Je trouve
Tu trouves
Il trouve/elle trouve
Nous trouvons
Vous trouvez
Ils trouvent/elles trouvent
Tu trouves
Il trouve/elle trouve
Nous trouvons
Vous trouvez
Ils trouvent/elles trouvent
The present tense is used to talk about ongoing actions, habits or generalities.
I am currently working
My friends talk a lot.
Notes:
- The letters -e, -es and -ent at the end of these verb forms are not pronounced at all.
- -ons is pronounced and -ez is pronounced .
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