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French grammar essentials · Lesson 3 of 6

-é, -er or -ez

The endings , and sound the same. Swap the verb for or : if fits, write , the infinitive; if fits, write , the past participle.

Use only with . After a preposition such as , or , and after a verb like , or , write the infinitive.

When two verbs follow each other, the second is usually an infinitive: , . The exception is after or , where it is the past participle: , .

Examples

  • Je vais manger : je vais vendre.
  • J'ai mangé : j'ai vendu.
  • Vous mangez tôt.
  • J'aime danser le samedi.
  • Il faut travailler : il faut vendre.
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