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Most French verbs end in -er: parler, regarder, habiter, aimer. They all follow one pattern.
Drop -er and add the endings: je regarde, tu regardes, il / elle regarde, nous regardons, vous regardez, ils regardent. Good news: -e, -es and -ent are silent, so je regarde, tu regardes and ils regardent sound the same.
Before a vowel je loses its e: j’habite, j’aime. One form covers both I look and I am looking: Vivi regarde la pluie, Vivi is looking at the rain.
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| Vivi regarde la pluie. | /vivi ʁəɡaʁd la plɥi/ | Vivi is looking at the rain. |
| Léa habite à Bruxelles. | /lea abit a bʁysɛl/ | Léa lives in Brussels.h is silent |
| J’aime le thé. | /ʒɛm lə te/ | I like tea.je → j’ before a vowel |
| Tu parles français ? | /ty paʁl fʁɑ̃sɛ/ | Do you speak French?-es is silent |
| Nous regardons un film. | /nu ʁəɡaʁdɔ̃ ɛ̃ film/ | We are watching a film.-ons is heard |