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
mawn- koh- koh-mawn-
mange mawnzh mangeons commence commençons
zhohn mawnz sohn
koh- koh-mawn-
manges mawnzh mangez mawn-zhay commences commencez
mawnz say
koh-
mange mawnzh mangent mawnzh commence commencent koh-mawnz
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 offrez aw-fruh 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 , nettoyer -to clean , essayer -to try (awn-vwah-yay) (nuh-twah-yay) (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 , and jeter -to throw (ahp-lay)
double the consonant in all forms except the nous and vous . (zheh-tay)
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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