français · A1 · verb · 4 minutes
Parler: regular -er present
Master the ending pattern used by the largest French verb group.
Understand the choice
Parler models thousands of regular -er verbs. Four written endings are silent in ordinary speech, so subject pronouns and context remain crucial even when the spelling changes.
Core rule: Regular -er present endings are -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent after removing -er.
Notice it in context
Je parle français et nous parlons anglais à la maison.
I speak French and we speak English at home.
Parle and parlons share the stem parl-; language names follow parler without an article here.
Tu parles avec ta famille chaque jour ?
Do you speak with your family every day?
Parles is the written tu form; its final -s is silent.
La professeure parle lentement.
The teacher speaks slowly.
Parle is third-person singular; lentement is an adverb.
What to remember
- Parle, parles, and parlent sound alike in isolation despite representing different persons.
- After nous and vous, -ons and -ez are usually audible and make person easier to hear.
Common trap: Do not pronounce the -ent of ils parlent as a separate syllable. It is a silent verb ending.