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1.45: Verbes avec des changements orthographiques

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    Verbes en -CER

    In the present tense and the imperative, this c > ç spelling change is found only in the nous conjugation:

    ☞ nous commençons le devoir. We are starting the homework

    All verbs that end in -cer undergo this spelling change, including

    Verbes en -GER

    In the present tense and the imperative, this g > ge spelling change is found only in the nous conjugation:

    ☞ nous mangeons. We are eating.

    All verbs that end in -ger undergo this spelling change, including

    Verbes en -E___ER

    For the present tense of verbs that end in -e_er, where _ indicates one or more consonants,* the stem change consists of changing the e before that consonant to è in all forms but nous and vous.

    All verbs that end in -e_er undergo this spelling change, including

    Verbes en -YER

    All verbs that end in -yer are stem-changing verbs, but there are two different varieties:

    1. Verbs that end in -ayer have an optional stem change
    2. Verbs that end in -oyer and -uyer have a required stem change

    ❑ -ayer verbs

    In the present tense, -ayer verbs have an optional stem change: y changes to i in all forms but nous and vous.

    Or keep the regular conjugaison of en -er verb

    These two sets of conjugations for -ayer verbs are equally acceptable.

    All verbs that end in -ayer undergo this spelling change, including

    ❑ -oyer verbs

    In the present tense, French verbs that end in -oyer and -uyer must change y to i in all forms but nous and vous.

    All verbs that end in -oyer undergo this spelling change, including

    ❑ -uyer verbs

    All verbs that end in -uyer undergo this spelling change, including

    Conjugation With Same Endings

    French stem-changing verbs are conjugated with the same endings as regular -ER verbs but have two different radicals or stems. These stem changes occur in several French tenses and moods and moods, as shown in the following table. Remember that the stem-change for is optional for -ayer verbs and required for -oyer and -uyer verbs.


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