In the following verbs, the second to the last vowel becomes è
for all conjugations except the nous and vous forms. |
| j' |
espère |
| tu |
espère |
| il/ elle |
espère |
| nous |
espérons |
| vous |
espérez |
| ils/elles |
espèrent |
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Verbs of this type |
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céder |
** |
to yield,
to cede |
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célébrer |
** |
to celebrate |
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compléter |
** |
to complete |
|
considérer |
** |
to consider |
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espérer |
** |
to hope |
|
posséder |
** |
to possess |
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préférer |
** |
to prefer |
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protéger |
** |
to protect |
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répéter |
** |
to repeat |
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| j' |
achète |
| tu |
achètes |
| il/ elle |
achète |
| nous |
achetons |
| vous |
achetez |
| ils/elles |
achètent |
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Verbs of this type |
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acheter |
** |
to buy |
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amener |
** |
to bring,
to lead toward |
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élever |
** |
to raise |
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emmener |
** |
to take,
to lead away |
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enlever |
** |
to lift |
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geler |
** |
to freeze |
|
lever |
** |
to raise |
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mener |
** |
to lead |
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peser |
** |
to weigh |
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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
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| 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.
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| 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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