Verbs are divided in 3 categories.
The verbs that end in - ER
Parler
Chanter
Travailler
These are the 1st group Verbs.
Then we have the ones ending in IR
Finir
Choisir
Aterrir
These are the 2nd group verbs
And then we have the weirdos, the 3d group, the ones that don't fit anywhere.
The bad thing about the 3d group, is that you have to learn them by heart. The good thing is that they have subdivisions. But more about that later.
For now, what you need to know is your endings.
Let me explain.
For the first group, our endings in the present are always the same.
Je...........................e
Tu..........................es
Il/Elle....................e
Nous......................ons
Vous......................ez
Ils/Elles................ent.
This means that the verb Parler ( to talk), chanter ( to sing), travailler ( to work), but also cuisiner ( to cook), marcher ( to walk), dessiner ( to draw) and many many more, are all conjugated the same way, so all you have to do, is learn what a verb means. Once you have indentified it is a 1st group verb, this is ALL you have to do:
Je parle
Tu parles
Il parle
Nous parlons
Vous parlez
Ils parlent
Je marche
Tu marches
Il marche
Nous marchons
Vous marchez
Ils marchent.
Do this exercise
Je cuisin
Tu cuisin
Il cuisin
Nous cuisin
Vous cuisin
Ils cuisin
If you got all correct, then we can move on to the next group, the second group endings.
If not, practice with these verbs and find their meaning.
Bavarder, nager, Attacher, acheter, melanger, crier, danser, tourner, flipper.
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