difference of adding 'z' to a verb - French Language2024-03-28T11:35:04Zhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/forum/topics/difference-of-adding-z-to-a-verb?commentId=3179028%3AComment%3A81333&feed=yes&xn_auth=no"regarder" is a verb , and on…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2012-06-15:3179028:Comment:851972012-06-15T02:54:56.575ZCrystal Kaigaihttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/CrystalKaigai
"regarder" is a verb , and one can conjugate it to use it, for example je regarde le tele , nous regardons la tele , vous regardez la tele ... In this case I have conjugated in present tense and regarde happens in the first person "je " and regardez in the third person "vous"... When a verb has a suffix like -e or -ez consider what tense it has been conjugated on ... Hope it helps.
"regarder" is a verb , and one can conjugate it to use it, for example je regarde le tele , nous regardons la tele , vous regardez la tele ... In this case I have conjugated in present tense and regarde happens in the first person "je " and regardez in the third person "vous"... When a verb has a suffix like -e or -ez consider what tense it has been conjugated on ... Hope it helps. "you can also say "tu regarde…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2012-06-12:3179028:Comment:813332012-06-12T08:34:06.309ZChristinehttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/ChristineGuinchard
<blockquote><p>"you can also say "tu regard<strong>es</strong>" to mean "<em>you look"</em> so long as there is only one person who is doing the looking"</p>
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<p>Yes, but only as long as you're using the familiar verb form with this person...</p>
<blockquote><p>"you can also say "tu regard<strong>es</strong>" to mean "<em>you look"</em> so long as there is only one person who is doing the looking"</p>
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<p>Yes, but only as long as you're using the familiar verb form with this person...</p> You can also see the imperati…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2012-05-21:3179028:Comment:762982012-05-21T09:27:26.914ZErwanhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/Erwan
<p>You can also see the imperative forms : regarde / regardons / regardez.</p>
<p>You can also see the imperative forms : regarde / regardons / regardez.</p> When you have a simple verb l…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2012-05-20:3179028:Comment:759892012-05-20T09:47:16.308ZGeorge Hunthttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/GEORDIEHOUND
<p>When you have a simple verb like <strong>regarder</strong> (<em>that means</em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">to look</span> ) you put on different ending corresponding to the subject of the verb (who it is that is doing the looking).</p>
<p>So if it is myself (the first person singular) then you say <strong>je regarde</strong> <em>(=<span style="text-decoration: underline;">I look</span>)</em>.</p>
<p>But if you want to say <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>we…</em></span></p>
<p>When you have a simple verb like <strong>regarder</strong> (<em>that means</em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">to look</span> ) you put on different ending corresponding to the subject of the verb (who it is that is doing the looking).</p>
<p>So if it is myself (the first person singular) then you say <strong>je regarde</strong> <em>(=<span style="text-decoration: underline;">I look</span>)</em>.</p>
<p>But if you want to say <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>we look</em></span> then you say <strong>nous regardons</strong> (the <strong>er</strong> from <em>regard<strong>er,</strong></em> or the <strong>ez</strong> from <em>regard</em><strong><em>e </em></strong> has now changed to <strong>ons</strong>)</p>
<p>And again if you want to say <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>you look</em></span> then the <strong>ez</strong> ending is used and you say <strong>vous regardez.</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>(you can also say <em>tu regard<strong>es</strong></em> to mean "<em>you look"</em> so long as there is only one person who is doing the looking )</p>
<p>The same process applies to all the different verbs but they don't all look exactly the same .For example <strong>vous êtes</strong> doesn't end in <strong>ez</strong> but it is still it is different from <strong>tu es</strong>.</p>
<p>We do the same thing in english but normally only when it is he (or she or it) <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>look<strong>s</strong></em></span> as opposed to they (or I or you) <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>look </em> </span></p>