Aimer is one of the most common French verbs. It is a regular -ER verb, requires
avoir
in the compound tenses, and can mean “to like” or “to love.” There is a little bit of a trick to using aimer correctly with people and direct object pronouns which you will learn about in this lesson.
How do you know if its être or avoir?
For starters, on their own, the verb être means “to be” and the verb avoir means “to have.” These two verbs are used in this simple sense to say things like je suis professeur (I am a teacher) or elle a une tasse (she has a cup).
What is the conjugation for Aimer?
| j’ aime | il/elle aime | nous aimons | vous aimez | ils/elles aiment |
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What is the verb of Aimer?
Aimer is a French regular er verb meaning
to like, to love
.
How do you use Aimer as a verb?
- J’aime (ehm)
- Tu aimes (ehm)
- Il/Elle/ On aime (ehm)
- Nous aimons (ehmohn)
- Vous aimez (ehmay)
- Ils/ Elles aiment (ehm) Note that the je contracts before a vowel to j’.
Is Travailler avoir or etre?
| Present Present participle | tu travailles | il travaille Passé composé | nous travaillons Auxiliary verb avoir | vous travaillez Past participle travaillé |
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Is Parler avoir or etre?
The present participle of parler is parlant
What is avoir?
Avoir is one of the two most important French verbs (être is the other one) and has irregular conjugations in just about every tense and mood. Avoir literally
means “to have
,” but also serves an an auxiliary verb and is found in many idiomatic expressions.
Is manger avoir or etre?
Manger is
a regular French -er verb
, but it is also a spelling-change verb. This means that it takes all the regular -er endings, but a small spelling change is made to the stem for consistency of pronunciation. The stem: the infinitive manger minus the -er ending, which leaves the stem mang-.
What does Chercher in French?
French Verb Seek. The regular -er French verb chercher generally means “
to look for” something or “to try to” do something
.
Is Je Travaille present tense?
| je travaille | tu travailles | il/elle travaille | nous travaillons | vous travaillez |
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What is the past tense of Travailler in French?
| VERB CONJUGATION TABLE travailler | Simple Tenses travailler | Present Présent work travaille travaillons | Past Imperfect Imparfait worked travaillais travaillions | Simple Past Passé Simple worked travaillai travaillâmes |
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Is Finir avoir or être?
Finir is a regular -ir verb. Note that the
auxiliary verb is avoir
. With être, the meaning changes to “dead” or “has-been.”
Is parler a word?
Parler is
the infinitive form of the verb
, or the basic, generic form. When we use it with a pronoun such as je to say ‘I speak,’ we use the appropriate form or conjugation: je parle.
How do you conjugate être in French?
- I am = Je suis. I am a woman = Je suis une femme.
- You are = Tu es (casual) You are so friendly = Tu es si gentil.
- She is = Elle est. …
- He is = Il est. …
- We are = on est. …
- We are = nous sommes. …
- You are = vous êtes (formal or you all) …
- They are = Elles sont (for an exclusively feminine group)
WHAT IS A in French?
Generally speaking,
à means “to,” “at,” or “in
,” while de means “of” or “from.” Both prepositions have numerous uses and to understand each better, it is best to compare them. … Learn more about the preposition à.
