Regular with a Twist
Regular -er endings, with spelling changes in the stem.
These are regular -er verbs: they take the same endings as parler, but the spelling of the stem changes in some forms.
For the following verbs, the second to the last vowel becomes è for all conjugations except the nous and vous forms.
espérer
j’
espère
tu
espères
il/elle
espère
nous
espérons
vous
espérez
ils/elles
espèrent
Verbs of this type
| céder | to yield, to cede |
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| célébrer | to celebrate | format_list_bulleted |
| compléter | to complete | format_list_bulleted |
| considérer | to consider | format_list_bulleted |
| espérer | to hope | format_list_bulleted |
| posséder | to possess | format_list_bulleted |
| préférer | to prefer | format_list_bulleted |
| protéger | to protect | format_list_bulleted |
| répéter | to repeat | format_list_bulleted |
acheter
j’
achète
tu
achètes
il/elle
achète
nous
achetons
vous
achetez
ils/elles
achètent
Verbs of this type
| acheter | to buy | format_list_bulleted |
| amener | to bring, to lead toward |
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| élever | to raise | format_list_bulleted |
| emmener | to take, to lead away |
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| enlever | to remove, to take off |
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| geler | to freeze | format_list_bulleted |
| lever | to raise | format_list_bulleted |
| mener | to lead | format_list_bulleted |
| peser | to weigh | format_list_bulleted |
| promener | to walk (a dog), to take for a walk |
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Here, the final consonant is doubled except for the nous and vous forms
appeler
j’
appelle
tu
appelles
il/elle
appelle
nous
appelons
vous
appelez
ils/elles
appellent
Verbs of this type
| appeler | to call | format_list_bulleted |
| jeter | to throw (away) | format_list_bulleted |
| rejeter | to reject | format_list_bulleted |
And here, the y is sometimes converted to i.
envoyer
j’
envoie
tu
envoies
il/elle
envoie
nous
envoyons
vous
envoyez
ils/elles
envoient
Essayer and payer have two forms of conjugations - each is pronounced differently. One uses an i and the other a y.
Envoyer is regular in the present tense, but its future and conditional are irregular: j’enverrai, j’enverrais (see Future & Conditional).
Verbs of this type
| employer | to use | format_list_bulleted |
| ennuyer | to bore | format_list_bulleted |
| envoyer | to send | format_list_bulleted |
| essayer | to try | format_list_bulleted |
| essuyer | to wipe | format_list_bulleted |
| nettoyer | to clean | format_list_bulleted |
| payer | to pay (for) | format_list_bulleted |
essayer
j’
essaie
tu
essaies
il/elle
essaie
nous
essayons
vous
essayez
ils/elles
essaient
essayer
j’
essaye
tu
essayes
il/elle
essaye
nous
essayons
vous
essayez
ils/elles
essayent
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