Verbs with Spelling Changes
- 1. Verbs ending in -cer such as commencer (to begin)
Je commence
Tu commences Il/elle/on commence |
Nous commençons
Vous commencez Ils/elles commencent |
Examples of other verbs: annoncer (to announce), déplacer (to move or displace), placer (to place), prononcer (to pronounce), remplacer (to replace of substitute).
- 2. Verbs ending in -ger such as manger (to eat)
Je mange
Tu manges Il/elle/on mange |
Nous mangeons
Vous mangez Ils/elles mangent |
Examples of other verbs: changer (to change), corriger (to correct), déranger (to disturb), nager (to swim), voyager (to travel).
- 3. Verbs ending in -yer such as essayer (to try)
J'essaie
Tu essaies Il/elle/on essaie |
Nous essayons
Vous essayez Ils/elles essaient |
Examples of other verbs: envoyez (to send), employer (to employ), payer (to pay), nettoyer (to clean).
- 4. Verbs ending in -eler such as appeler (to call)
J'appelle
Tu appelles Il/elle/on appelle |
Nous appelons
Vous appelez Ils/elles appellent |
Examples of other verbs: épeler (to spell), rappeler (to call back/to remind)
- 5. Verbs ending in -eter such as jeter (to throw)
Je jette
Tu jettes Il/elle/on jette |
Nous jetons
Vous jetez Ils/elles jettent |
Examples of other verbs: projeter (to plan), rejeter (to reject).
- 6. Verbs ending in -e + consonant + -er such as acheter (to buy)
J'achète
Tu achètes Il/elle/on achète |
Nous achetons
Vous achetez Ils/elles achètent |
Examples of other verbs: lever (to lift or raise something), élever (to raise something to a certain level as in to raise one's voice, to raise a child), enlever (to remove), peser (to weigh), amener (to bring someone), emmener (to take along).
- 7. Verbs ending in -é + consonant + -er such as espérer (to hope)
J'espère
Tu espères Il/elle/on espère |
Nous espérons
Vous espérez Ils/elles espèrent |
Examples of other verbs: céder (to give up something to someone/to abandon), célébrer (to celebrate), préférer (to prefer), répéter (to repeat).
Common expressions used with the present tense:
En général (generally), d'habitude (usually), chaque fois que (every time that), pendant que (while), tous les jours (every day), en ce moment (at the present time), le lundi, le mardi etc (on mondays, on tuesday etc), chaque semaine (every week), chaque mois (every month), chaque année (every year).