PRESENT TENSE OF REGULAR -ER VERBS: INTERROGATIVE:
am I playing? do I play? I play?
INVERTED FORMS est-ce que FORMS
- - - - - - - - est-ce que je joue?
joues-tu? est-ce que tu joues?
joue-t-il? est-ce qu'il joue?
joue-t-elle? est-ce qu'elle joue?
joue-t-on? est-ce qu'on joue?
jouons-nous? est-ce que nous jouons?
jouez-vous? est-ce que vous jouez?
jouent-ils? est-ce qu'ils jouent?
jouent-elles? est-ce qu'elles jouent?
NOTE: 1. A question is formed by:
a. placing the subject pronoun after the verb and joining it to the verb with a hyphen, or
b. placing est-ce que (qu') before the statement.
2. With the pronoun "je," only the "est-ce que" form is used. (the sound of "joue-je" is UGLY/moche!)
3. With "il" and "elle" and "on," a "-t-" is placed between the verb and the pronoun in the inverted form.
OTHER COMMON -ER VERBS:
apporter = to bring
couper = to cut
coûter = to cost
demander = to ask (for)
écouter = to listen (to)
emprunter = to borrow
essayer = to try (on)
expliquer = to explain
frapper = to strike, knock, hit
gronder = to scold
laisser = to leave (things)
laver = to wash
oublier = to forget
passer = to pass, spend (time), go by for
prêter = to lend
quitter = to leave (places)
raconter = to relate, tell
regarder = to look (at)
rencontrer = to meet
traverser = to cross
voyager = to travel
voler = to fly, steal
Next one will be Negaive and Negative Interrogative.
Mme
Sure! Here are the negative and negative interrogative forms of regular -er verbs in the present tense:
NEGATIVE FORMS:
I do not play - je ne joue pas
You do not play - tu ne joues pas
He/She/One does not play - il/elle/on ne joue pas
We do not play - nous ne jouons pas
You do not play - vous ne jouez pas
They do not play - ils/elles ne jouent pas
NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE FORMS:
Am I not playing? - est-ce que je ne joue pas?
Do you not play? - est-ce que tu ne joues pas?
Does he/she/one not play? - est-ce qu'il/elle/on ne joue pas?
Do we not play? - est-ce que nous ne jouons pas?
Do you not play? - est-ce que vous ne jouez pas?
Do they not play? - est-ce qu'ils/elles ne jouent pas?
To form the negative form, simply add "ne" before the conjugated verb and "pas" after it. To form the negative interrogative form, the word order remains the same as in the affirmative interrogative forms, but "ne" and "pas" are placed around the verb.
Please note that these forms are applicable to regular -er verbs.