For the following verbs, the second to the last vowel becomes è
in all conjugations except those for the nous and vous forms. |
| j' |
espère |
| tu |
espères |
| il/ elle |
espère |
| nous |
espérons |
| vous |
espérez |
| ils/elles |
espèrent |
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Verbs of this type |
|
céder |
|
to yield,
to cede |
|
célébrer |
|
to celebrate |
|
compléter |
|
to complete |
|
considérer |
|
to consider |
|
espérer |
|
to hope |
|
posséder |
|
to possess |
|
préférer |
|
to prefer |
|
protéger |
|
to protect |
|
répéter |
|
to repeat |
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| je |
achète |
| tu |
achètes |
| il/ elle |
achète |
| nous |
achetons |
| vous |
achetez |
| ils/elles |
achètent |
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Verbs of this type |
|
acheter |
|
to buy |
|
amener |
|
to bring,
to lead toward |
|
élever |
|
to raise |
|
emmener |
|
to take,
to lead away |
|
enlever |
|
to lift |
|
geler |
|
to freeze |
|
lever |
|
to raise |
|
mener |
|
to lead |
|
peser |
|
to weigh |
|
promener |
|
to take a walk |
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Practice conjugating the above verbs!
Here, the final consonant is doubled except for the
nous and vous forms
|
| j' |
appelle |
| tu |
appelles |
| il/ elle |
appelle |
| nous |
appelons |
| vous |
appelez |
| ils/elles |
appellent |
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Verbs of this type |
| appeler |
|
to call |
| jeter |
|
to throw (away) |
| rejeter |
|
to reject |
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And here, the y is sometimes converted to i.
|
| je |
paie |
| tu |
paies |
| il/ elle |
paie |
| nous |
payons |
| vous |
payez |
| ils/elles |
paient |
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Verbs of this type |
| employer |
|
to use |
| ennuyer |
|
to bore |
| envoyer |
|
to send |
| essayer |
|
to try |
| essuyer |
|
to wipe |
| nettoyer |
|
to clean |
| payer |
|
to pay (for) |
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Practice conjugating these
verbs!
Practice conjugating all
regular verbs!
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