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Irregularities
in Regular Verbs
1. Verbs that end in -ger
and -cer: The nous form
of manger isn't mangons, but mangeons.
The e has to stay so the g can retain
the soft sound. The nous form
of commencer isn't commencons, but commençons.
The c must have the accent (called a cedilla)
under it to make the c sound soft.
| manger-to eat |
commencer-to begin |
| mange |
mawnzh |
mangeons |
mawn-zhohn |
commence |
koh-mawnz |
commençons |
koh-mawn-sohn |
| manges |
mawnzh |
mangez |
mawn-zhay |
commences |
koh-mawnz |
commencez |
koh-mawn-say |
| mange |
mawnzh |
mangent |
mawnzh |
commence |
koh-mawnz |
commencent |
koh-mawnz |
2. Verbs that add or change to
an accent grave: Some verbs add or change
to an accent grave (è) in all the forms
except the nous and vous.
| acheter-to buy |
|
espérer-to hope |
| j'achète |
zhah-shet |
achetons |
ahsh-tohn |
|
j'espère |
zhess-pehr |
espérons |
ess-pay-rohn |
| achètes |
ah-shet |
achetez |
ahsh-tay |
|
espères |
ess-pehr |
espérez |
ess-pay-ray |
| achète |
ah-shet |
achètent |
ah-shet |
|
espère |
ess-pehr |
espèrent |
ess-pehr |
3. Verbs that are conjugated as
-er verbs: Some -ir verbs are conjugated with
-er endings. For example: offrir-to
offer, give, ouvrir-to open, couvrir-to
cover, découvrir-to discover and souffrir-to
suffer.
offrir-to offer
| j'offre |
zhaw-fruh |
offrons |
aw-frohn |
| offres |
aw-fruh |
offrez |
aw-fray |
| offre |
aw-fruh |
offrent |
aw-fruh |
4. Verbs that end in -yer:
Change the y to an i in all forms
except the nous and vous. Examples: envoyer-to
send (awn-vwah-yay),
nettoyer-to clean (nuh-twah-yay),
essayer-to try (ess-ah-yay)
envoyer-to send
| j'envoie |
zhawn-vwah |
envoyons |
awn-vwah-yohn |
| envoies |
awn-vwah |
envoyez |
awn-vwah-yay |
| envoie |
awn-vwah |
envoient |
awn-vwah |
5. Verbs that double the consonant:
Some verbs, such as appeler-to
call (ahp-lay), and jeter-to
throw (zheh-tay) double
the consonant in all forms except the nous
and vous.
appeler-to call
| j'appelle |
zhah-pell |
appelons |
ahp-lohn |
| appelles |
ah-pell |
appelez |
ahp-lay |
| appelle |
ah-pell |
appellent |
ah-pell |
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