Question

Explain how you would know what form an -er verb has even if you're not sure

of its meaning. Use the verb penser and the subject nous as an example.

Answer 1

regular er verbs are always conjugated the same way

je ends in e

tu ends in es

il/elle/on ends in e

nous ends in ons

vous ends in ez

ils/elles end in ent

Penser-to think

je pense . nous pensons

tu penses . vous pensez

il pense ils pensent

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Hi, Verb conjugations in French are the equivalent of adding an -ing ending in English to forms words like "thinking." We must first identify the verb stem—for penser that is pens- —then add the appropriate ending to match the subject pronoun and tense of the subject.