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# 4 The verb aimer

In this section you will study the verb aimer in more detail. It might be a good idea to allocate a specific section of your language notebook to verbs.

## Activity 5

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You will have noticed that the verb is pronounced the same for:

- J’aime
- Tu aimes (the final S is not sounded)
- Il / elle aime
- Ils / Elles aiment (the final NT is not sounded)

But the pronunciation is different for:

- Nous aimons
- Vous aimez

## Table 1 Using pronouns with the verb aimer

Je (I) to talk about yourself | J’aime les fruits.
Tu (you) to address somebody informally | Tu aimes le fromage ?
Il (he) to replace the name of a man | Alain, il aime les desserts.
Elle (she) to replace the name of a woman | Brigitte, elle aime le fromage.
Nous (we) to replace a group including yourself | Nous aimons les glaces.
Vous (you singular) to address a person formally (You plural) to address a group of people | Laura, vous aimez le poisson ?
Annie et Paul, vous aimez le vin ?
Ils (they) to talk about a group of males or mixed group of males and females | Marc et Paul, ils aiment le vin.
Luc et Anne, ils aiment la viande.
Elles (they) to talk about a group of females | Julie et Louise, elles aiment la bière.

## Activity 6

Revise the verb aimer with different pronouns. Drag each pronoun to the right sentence.

J’ / Il / Elle

aime beaucoup les croissants

Nous

aimons surtout les entrées.

Ils / Elles

aiment beaucoup le fromage.

Tu

aimes la bière ?

Vous

aimez les desserts.

Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.

1. J’ / Il / Elle

2. Nous

3. Ils / Elles

4. Tu

5. Vous

1. 1

   aime beaucoup les croissants

2. 2

   aimons surtout les entrées.

3. 3

   aiment beaucoup le fromage.

4. 4

   aimes la bière ?

5. 5

   aimez les desserts.

The correct answers are:

- 1 =
- 2 =
- 3 =
- 4 =
- 5 =

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