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A1 → A2 Lesson 2 of 3 · The 50 Essential Verbs

Twenty everyday -er verbs

One pattern, twenty verbs: parler, habiter, travailler, chercher, trouver… and their small traps.

13 min · 10 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Conjugate any regular -er verb
  • Use j’ before a vowel
  • Avoid the traps of acheter, appeler and payer
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1-er verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent. Je, tu, il and ils forms sound the same.
  • 2je → j’ before a vowel or h: j’habite, j’aime, j’écoute, j’arrive.
  • 3acheter → j’achète; appeler → j’appelle; payer → je paie.
  • 4nous mangeons, nous commençons (to keep the sound).

Key vocabulary

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dehorsoutside
l’emploijob
le cheminway, path