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Present Tense of -er Verbs – Worksheet 1

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This worksheet practises the present tense of regular French -er verbs such as parler, aimer and habiter. Learners conjugate verbs, make negative sentences with ne...pas, form questions with est-ce que and correct common mistakes. It is designed for A1 beginners in class or for self-study at home.

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences

Write the correct present tense form of the verb in brackets.

Example: Tu ___ (aimer) le thé ? → aimes

  1. Je (parler) français.

  2. Tu (habiter) à Lyon ?

  3. Il (regarder) la télévision.

  4. Nous (chanter) ensemble.

  5. Vous (travailler) le samedi ?

  6. Elles (danser) très bien.

  7. Marc (écouter) de la musique.

  8. Nous (manger) une pizza.

Exercise 2: Use the words in the box

Complete each sentence with a verb from the box. There are two extra verbs you do not need.

Word box étudiejouesaimonsarrivecherchezpréparentdonnejouonsregardez

  1. J' l'anglais à l'université.

  2. Tu au tennis le dimanche ?

  3. Nous les chats.

  4. Le train à huit heures.

  5. Vous vos clés ?

  6. Mes parents le dîner.

  7. Elle un cadeau à sa mère.

Exercise 3: Make the sentences negative

Rewrite each sentence in the negative using ne...pas.

Example: Je chante. → Je ne chante pas.

  1. Je travaille le lundi.

  2. Tu aimes le café.

  3. Nous habitons à Paris.

  4. Il parle espagnol.

  5. Vous écoutez la radio.

  6. Elles regardent le match.

  7. Léa chante à l'école.

Exercise 4: Ask questions

Turn each sentence into a question using est-ce que.

Example: Tu danses. → Est-ce que tu danses ?

  1. Tu parles anglais.

  2. Vous habitez ici.

  3. Il aime le sport.

  4. Elles travaillent aujourd'hui.

  5. Nous mangeons à midi.

  6. Thomas joue au football.

Exercise 5: Find and correct the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentence.

Example: Tu parle bien. → Tu parles bien.

  1. Nous parlez français.

  2. Ils regarde un film.

  3. Je aime le chocolat.

  4. Tu travailles pas le dimanche.

  5. Vous écoutes la musique.

  6. Marie habitent à Marseille.

  7. Nous mangons du pain.

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Printable A1 French worksheet on the present tense of regular -er verbs: conjugation, negatives with ne...pas and questions with est-ce que.

Topics covered

Regular -er verbsPresent tense endingsNegatives with ne...pasQuestions with est-ce queSpelling: manger / mangeons

Notes for teachers

Start by writing the endings -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent on the board. Point out that je, tu, il and ils forms all sound the same. Common mistakes include forgetting the silent -ent in the ils/elles form, not shortening je to j' and ne to n' before a vowel, and writing mangons instead of mangeons. As a follow-up, ask learners to write five true and five false sentences about their week using -er verbs. A partner then answers with oui or with a ne...pas sentence.

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