Il préfère manger des fruits = He prefers eating/to eat fruits. J’aime parler à ma fille = I like talking/to talk to my daughter.
Note: If there is a second verb following the main verb in the sentence, you only need to conjugate the first one and leave the second one in its infinitive form. Je parle trois langues = I speak three languages. Nous parlons avec Carla = We are speaking with Carla. Je mange des plats épicés = I eat spicy foods. Tu manges de la soupe = You’re eating soup. Il travaille chez BMW = He works for BMW. Je travaille sur ce projet = I’m working on this project.
Note: When verbs are conjugated in the present tense, they can be interpreted as either the continuous present (“ing” in English) or the simple present. In order to conjugate the verbs, you need to drop the -ER and replace it by the following endings: Aimer (to like/ to love) CLICK HERE FOR A LESSON ON REGULAR -RE VERBS Conjugating the verbs