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
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
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.
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
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J’ / Il / Elle
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Nous
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Ils / Elles
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Tu
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Vous
a.aimes la bière ?
b.aimons surtout les entrées.
c.aime beaucoup les croissants
d.aimez les desserts.
e.aiment beaucoup le fromage.
- 1 = c
- 2 = b
- 3 = e
- 4 = a
- 5 = d