French ‘er’ verbs

The ‘er’ group of verbs is the largest group of verbs in French. The verbs are used mostly in French conversation and therefore it is important to have mastery over these verbs. In this topic, we shall discuss French ‘er’ verbs in their simple present and present continuous tense. Remember that in French, these two tenses are made in the same way.

The ‘er’ verbs take the following endings in their conjugated form:

  • Je – e                                                                                                            
  • Tu – es
  • Il/Elle – e
  • Nous – ons
  • Vous – ez
  • Ils/Elles – ent

Let us take a simple ‘er’ verb and understand how to conjugate it.

​Donner– to give

Donne 

To Give

Je

Donne (I give./ I am giving.)

Tu

Donnes (You give. / You are giving.)

IL / Elle

Donne (He/ She gives./ He/ She is giving.)

Nous

Donnons (We give./ We are giving.)

Vous

Donnez (You give/ You are giving.)

ILs / Elles

Donnent (They give./ They are giving.)