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Text Box: Verbs with –yer in the Infinitive ( y to i)
Nettoyer: to clean
                                        Je nettoie            Ns nettoyons
                                        Tu nettoies         Vs nettoyez
                                        Il nettoie             Elles nettoient
 
balayer: to sweep                     employer: to employ                ennuyer: to bore                       envoyer: to send                        essayer: to try                          essuyer: to wipe                          payer: to pay
There is another category of verbs in French that are "regular" in that you still take off the ending and add the same endings as with all other regular verbs.  However, they are a little "irregular" in that sometimes you have to change the spelling of the verb (like doubling a consonant) OR by adding or changing an accent.  Read the charts below and try the practice activity.  Remember: the endings don't change, just the particular spelling of accents!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Doubling of Consonants
Jeter: to throw
                                                je jette             ns jetons
                                                tu jettes            vs jetez
                                                il jette             elle jettent
appeler: to call

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Text Box: c to ç                                              g to ge
These spell changes ONLY happen in the "nous" form
avancer                                                changer commencer                                           manger lancer                                                    nager
Examples
avance       avançons           mange        mangeons    avances     avancez              manges       mangez       avance       avancent             mange         mangent

Text Box: Verbs with –e- in the infinitive (accent adding)
acheter
                                        j’achète             ns achetons
                                        tu achètes         vs achetez                                          
                                        il achète             elles achètent
mener: to lead                                                 emmener: to take away, lead away                  amener: to bring                                             promener: to walk                                                    lever: to raise                                                  élever: to raise                                                       enlever: to remove                                         geler: to freeze
Text Box: Verbs with –é- in the infinitive (accent changing)
compléter
                                           Je complète             Ns complétons
                                           Tu complètes          Vs complétez
                                            Il complète              Elles complètent
célébrer: to celebrate             posséder: to posses                         protéger: to protect
considérer: to consider         précéder: to precede                         répéter: to repeat
espérer: to hope                     préférer: to prefer