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    The document discusses regular verbs in French that end in "-ER" such as "parler" and "aimer". These verbs follow a consistent pattern of conjugation by adding endings like "-e", "-es", and "-ent" to the verb stem. A few verbs have stem changes to maintain pronunciation across conjugations, such as doubling letters, adding "e", or changing "é" to "è". These stem changes follow predictable patterns and are not considered irregularities. The document provides examples to illustrate the conjugation of regular "-ER" verbs and the stem changes of some related verbs.

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    The document discusses regular verbs in French that end in "-ER" such as "parler" and "aimer". These verbs follow a consistent pattern of conjugation by adding endings like "-e", "-es", and "-ent" to the verb stem. A few verbs have stem changes to maintain pronunciation across conjugations, such as doubling letters, adding "e", or changing "é" to "è". These stem changes follow predictable patterns and are not considered irregularities. The document provides examples to illustrate the conjugation of regular "-ER" verbs and the stem changes of some related verbs.

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    The document discusses regular verbs in French that end in "-ER" such as "parler" and "aimer". These verbs follow a consistent pattern of conjugation by adding endings like "-e", "-es", and "-ent" to the verb stem. A few verbs have stem changes to maintain pronunciation across conjugations, such as doubling letters, adding "e", or changing "é" to "è". These stem changes follow predictable patterns and are not considered irregularities. The document provides examples to illustrate the conjugation of regular "-ER" verbs and the stem changes of some related verbs.

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    Les verbes réguliers en -ER

    In French, verbs which infinitive form ends in -ER (parler, aimer, habiter, étudier etc.) are REGULAR and
    belong to the “first conjugation” (“premier groupe“). Exception : the verb “aller” (to go), which belongs
    to the 3rd group.

    Endings for the indicative present are : je : -e, tu : -es, il/elle/on : -e, nous : -ons, vous : -ez, ils/elles : -ent

    Conjugation of the indicative present of the verb “parler” will be obtained by adding those endings to
    the stem parl-.

    PARLER (to speak)

    je parle

    tu parles

    il/elle/on parle

    nous parlons

    vous parlez

    ils/elles parlent

    Stem changes

    The stem of a few verbs may change in order to preserve the pronunciation. Those changes are not
    considered as real “irregularities”.

    1) Extra letter added :

    With verbs like “appeler” (to call), “épeler” (to spell), “jeter” (to throw), the consonants “l” or “t” are
    doubled in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd persons of singular and 3rd person of plural, so the preceding “e” can be
    pronunced as “ay” , which is easier.

    With verbs like “manger” (to eat), “changer” (to change), “voyager” (to travel), a “e” is added before the
    ending to the 1st person of plural to avoid the consonant “g” to be pronounced as /g.

    With verbs like “commencer” (to start) or “placer” (to place), a cedilla is added to the consonant “c” for
    the 1st person of plural to avoid “c” to be pronounced as “k” .

    APPELER MANGER COMMENCER

    j’appelle je mange je commence

    tu appelles tu manges tu commences


    il/elle/on appelle il/elle/on mange il/elle/on commence

    nous appelons nous mangeons nous commençons

    vous appelez vous mangez vous commencez

    ils/elles appellent ils/elles mangent ils/elles commencent

    2) “é” changed to “è” :

    With verbs like “préférer” (to prefer), “répéter” (to repeat) or “espérer” (to hope), the “é” in the last
    syllable of the stem changes to “è” for all persons excepted “vous” and “nous”.

    PRÉFÉRER

    je préfère

    tu préfères

    il/elle/on préfère

    nous préférons

    vous préférez

    ils/elles préfèrent

    3) “e” changed to “è” :

    With verbs like “acheter” (to buy), “amener” (to bring somebody), “emmener” (to take somebody) or
    “lever” (to raise), the “e” in the last syllable of the stem changes to “è” for all persons excepted “vous”
    and “nous”.

    ACHETER

    j’achète

    tu achète

    il/elle/on achète

    nous achetons

    vous achetez

    ils/elles achètent

    4) “y” changed to “i”


    Verbs like “payer” (to pay) or “essayer” (to try) follow 2 patterns : a normal pattern (pay- + endings) and
    a pattern with modification of the stem in pai- for all the persons excepted “nous” and “vous”.

    With verbs like “appuyer” (to press) or “employer” (to use, to employ), the vowel “y” is replaced by “i”
    for all persons excepted “nous” and “vous”.

    PAYER APPUYER

    je paye/paie j’appuie

    tu payes/paies tu appuies

    il/elle/on paye/paie il/elle/on appuie

    nous payons nous appuyons

    vous payez vous appuyez

    ils/elles payent/paient ils/elles appuient

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