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Learn to conjugate -ER verbs in the present tense of the indicative

Le présent de l'indicatif

When to use

The indicative present tense in French is used to express actions that are happening at time of discussion or of story-telling. Its two English equivalents are as follows:

Present tense
The regular present tense.

Eg. I go to the shop.
Present progressive tense
The tense that is composed as to be plus the '-ing' ending. Read Notable points for more on this.

Eg. I am going to the shop.

Examples of use

Eg. 1)

Nous aimons regarder le cinéma français.

We like watching French films.

Eg. 2)

Il donne le livre à son ami.

He is giving the book to his friend.

Eg. 3)

Vous parlez français, russe et italien.

You speak French, Russian and Italian.

How to conjugate

Drop the final 'er' of the infinitive of the verb and add the following endings. The infinitive of the verb is the plain form of the verb that is found in a dictionary.

Je	-e	I
Tu	-es	you (s.)
Il	-e	he, she, it
Nous	-ons	we
Vous	-ez	you (pl., pol.)
Ils	-ent	they

Examples of conjugation

aimer to love, to like
J'	aime
Tu	aimes
Il	aime
Nous	aimons
Vous	aimez
Ils	aiment

donner to give
Je	donne
Tu	donnes
Il	donne
Nous	donnons
Vous	donnez
Ils	donnent

parler to speak
Je	parle
Tu	parles
Il	parle
Nous	parlons
Vous	parlez
Ils	parlent

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Notable points

Present progressive tense
The present progressive tense exists in French. It is conjugated as être en train de plus the infinitive of the verb. Its usage differs to English in that you only use this in French to emphasize that something is happening right now. Using it in general story-telling would be strange.
Détendez-vous, je suis en train de faire les comptes !
Relax, I'm doing the books now!

Other groups

Other moods and tenses

Participles	Present Past
Indicative	Present Imperfect Simple Future Simple Past Passé composé Plus-que-parfait Past Perfect Future Perfect	-ER -IR -RE -ER -IR -RE
Subjunctive	Present Imperfect Plus-que-parfait Past
Conditional	Present Past Past (2^nd)
Imperative	Present Past

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