Verbes avec des changements orthographiques
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:
- Verbs that end in -ayer have an optional stem change
- 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.
