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Using parler (to speak), we can see how the -er verbs are conjugated in the present tense:

je	parle	I speak; I do speak; I am speaking.
tu	parles	You speak; You do speak; You are speaking.
il/elle	parle	S/he speaks; S/he does speak; S/he is speaking.
on	parle	One speaks; One does speak; One is speaking.
nous	parlons	We speak; We do speak; We are speaking.
vous	parlez	You speak; You do speak; You are speaking.
ils/elles	parlent	They speak; They do speak; They are speaking.

Note: Vous is the formal second-person address. Vous also is used for second-person groups, whether the address is familiar or polite.

The verb aller (to go) is the only -er verb that is irregular. It inclues both an 'a' group and a 'v' group:

je	vais	I go; I do go; I am going.
tu	vas	You go; You do go; You are going.
vous	allez	You go; You do go; You are going.
il/elle	va	S/he goes; S/he does go; S/he is going.
on	va	One goes; One does go; One is going.
nous	allons	We go; We do go; We are going.
ils/elles	vont	They go; They do go; They are going.

Regular -re verbs, such as attendre (to wait), are conjugated in the present tense as follows:

je	attends	I wait; I do wait; I am waiting.
tu	attends	You wait; You do wait; You are waiting.
vous	attendez	You wait; You do wait; You are waiting.
il/elle	attendons	S/he waits; S/he does wait; S/he is waiting.
on	attend	One waits; One does wait; One is waiting.
nous	attendez	We wait; We do wait; We are waiting.
ils/elles	attendent	They wait; They do wait; They are waiting.

Être (to be), is a common -re verb. The present tense is irregular. It includes both an 's' group and an 'e' group:

Regular -ir verbs, such as choisir (to choose), are conjugated in the present tense as follows:

je	choisis	I choose; I do choose; I am choosing.
tu	choisis	You choose; You do choose; You are choosing.
vous	choisissez	You choose; You do choose; You are choosing.
il/elle	choisit	S/he chooses; S/he does choose; S/he is choosing.
on	choisit	One chooses; One does choose; One is choosing.
nous	choisissons	We choose; We do choose; We are choosing.
ils/elles	choisissent	They choose; They do choose; They are choosing.

Avoir (to have), is a common -ir verb. The present tense is irregular, and the plural third-person ont does not start with an 'a':

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