My friend: singular -er verbs
I can form sentences with -er verbs, the preposition 'à' (meaning in, at or to) and the adverb 'aussi' in French.
My friend: singular -er verbs
I can form sentences with -er verbs, the preposition 'à' (meaning in, at or to) and the adverb 'aussi' in French.
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Key learning points
- 'Habiter' is a regular -er verb meaning 'to live'.
- Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.
- The preposition 'à' can mean 'to', 'at' or 'in'.
- The adverb 'aussi' goes after the verb in French, when translated as 'also': il aide aussi à la maison.
- The adverb 'aussi' will only go at the end of a sentence in French, when translated as 'as well' or 'too'.
Keywords
-er verb - regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e
À - French preposition meaning at, to or in
Aussi - French adverb meaning also, as well or too
Common misconception
The preposition 'à' has only one translation in English: at.
The preposition 'à' has in fact different meanings in English, it can be translated as at, in or to.
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