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le présent des verbes en -er
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the present tense of -er verbs (the biggest, most regular group)
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le radical (the stem)
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what is left after you drop -er (parler → parl-)
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la terminaison
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the ending you add to the stem (-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent)
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PARLER — the six present endings
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je parle, tu parles, il/elle parle, nous parlons, vous parlez, ils/elles parlent
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Which -er endings are SILENT?
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-e, -es and -ent are silent (je parle / tu parles / ils parlent sound the same); only -ons and -ez are heard.
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nous + -er verb ending
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-ons → nous parlons, nous aimons, nous travaillons
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vous + -er verb ending
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-ez → vous parlez, vous aimez, vous regardez
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ils/elles + -er verb ending
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-ent (silent) → ils parlent, elles aiment
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je → j' before a vowel/h
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élision: j'aime, j'habite, j'écoute (never « je aime »)
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manger — nous form?
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nous mangeons — keep the e before -ons so the g stays soft.
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commencer — nous form?
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nous commençons — the cédille ç keeps the soft 's' sound before -ons.
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appeler — je form?
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j'appelle — double the l (but nous appelons keeps one l).
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acheter / préférer — je form?
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j'achète, je préfère — add/change to è (nous achetons, nous préférons keep the plain stem).
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When do you use the French present?
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Habits & routines, general truths, what's happening now, and the near future with a time word (demain, ce soir).
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« Je parle » — how many English meanings?
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Three: I speak / I am speaking / I do speak. French uses one word — never « je suis parle ».
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