In this French grammar lesson you will learn about the regular er verbs plus-que-parfait conjugation.
In this lesson you will learn about:
- how regular -er verbs are conjugated in French,
- the regular -er verbs in French,
- how regular -er verbs are pronounced in French,
- how regular -er verbs are used in sentences in French,
- how you can quiz yourself on regular -er verbs plus-que-parfait conjugations
- how regular -er verbs plus-que-parfait conjugation Anki files can be downloaded.
Please refer to the French B2 Curriculum to get a better overview of French grammar, if you are curious about how this fits in the overall structure of French B2.
By the end of the lesson you will know all about the regular er verbs plus-que-parfait conjugation!
Table of Contents
Regular er Verbs Plus-Que-Parfait Conjugation Table
| avoir imparfait | ||
| j’ | avais | particip passé |
| tu | avais | particip passé |
| il/elle/on | avait | particip passé |
| nous | avions | particip passé |
| vous | aviez | particip passé |
| ils/elles | avaient | particip passé |
Regular -er Verbs Conjugation Method
This section will show you how regular -er verbs are conjugated in the plus-que-parfait.
There is a two step method that will make everything very easy for you.
In order to conjugate verbs that end with -er in the plus-que-parfait one must:
- Conjugate avoir in the imparfait
- Add the particip passé of the -er verb
The verb parler means “to speak” in English.
We will take this verb and conjugate it in the “je” form using the two step method.
- avais
Avoir in the plus-que-parfait is avais.
- parlé
The particip passé of parler is parlé.
So when you wish to say “I had spoken” in French you get:
J’avais parlé
Common Regular -er Verbs
French has three regular verb groups
- regular -er verbs
- regular -ir verbs
- regular -re verbs
The regular -er verbs group is the biggest and most useful group. Most French verbs fall in this group.
Here is a list of common verbs that you are sure to encounter in day-to-day life:
| aimer | to like/to love |
| chercher | to look for |
| commander | to order/to command |
| couper | to cut |
| danser | to dance |
| demander | to ask |
| étudier | to study |
| habiter | to live |
| manger | to eat |
| regarder | to watch |
| tomber | to fall |
| travailler | to work |
| visiter | to visit (a place) |
Pronunciation of Regular er Verbs Plus-Que-Parfait Conjugations
There is 1 important rule to take into account, when you want to pronounce regular er verbs plus-que-parfait conjugations.
- The je, tu, il/elle/on and ils/elles form have the same pronunciation for the verb and the particip passé.
J’avais parlé
Tu avais parlé
Il avait parlé
Ils avaient parlé
Example Sentences with Regular er Verbs Plus-Que-Parfait Conjugations
The final section of this lesson on regular er verbs plus-que-parfait conjugations is about seeing the verb in action.
This is valuable because you can improve your understanding on regular er verbs plus-que-parfait conjugations through examples.
parler
Je croyais que j’avais parlé à ma mère, mais je me trompais.
I thought I had talked to my mother, but I was wrong.
manger
Je voulais juste passer et voir si tu avais mangé quelque chose aujourd’hui.
I just wanted to stop by and see if you had eaten anything today.
regarder
Il avait regardé notre site web.
He had looked at our website.
aimer
Nous avions beaucoup aimé ce projet.
We had really liked this project.
jouer
Ils avaient joué au foot dans le parc.
They had played football in the park.
Quiz Yourself on Regular er Verbs Plus-Que-Parfait Conjugations
It’s not enough to just read this lesson.
You should test your knowledge to see if you really understood everything, and to be able to repeat the material.
It is also for this reason that it is recommended to download the Anki Decks and do them.
At the end of every lesson you can do a small test.
You will see the sentences of the previous chapter. It is up to you to give the correct answer.
You will either need to fill in the blanks, choose the correct multiple choice option, or both.
Once you are done the correct answer will be shown.
You can redo the quiz as many times as you want.
Anki File for Regular er Verbs Plus-Que-Parfait Conjugations
It is important to do the Anki excercises for this lesson, so that you can remember what you just studied.
By downloading the Anki File for French B2, you can practice every French B2 lesson that is on Language Atlas.
At this moment the Anki File for this lesson doesn’t exist yet. However, in due time this will be available on Language Atlas.
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