French er verbs

Pronunciation Tip:

The -es ending for tu and the -ent ending for ils/elles are written but NOT pronounced. When spoken they sound like joue.

You can listen to these conjugated forms of aimer to hear how they sound:

Je regarde la télé. I watch the television

regarder is conjugated to agree with Je by dropping the er and adding the ending "e"

Je changes to j' before a verb starting with a vowel or a silent h (ex.j'adore, j'habite). This phenomenon is known as élision.

J'aime la classe de français. J'habite à Shelbyville.

Note also that the s in plural pronouns (nous, vous, and ils/elles) is usually silent except when it is followed by a verb that begins with a vowel sound. In such a case the silent s is pronounced as a /z/ and links the pronoun to the verb. This phenomenon is called liaison ('linking') and is very characteristic of French.

Nous adorons le cholat. Vous aimez le français?