Easy French Ch 5 -er Verbs with Spelling Changes

Question 1

commmencer

Answer 1

to begin

Question 2

lancer

Answer 2

to throw, launch

Question 3

annoncer

Answer 3

to announce

Question 4

avancer

Answer 4

to advance

Question 5

denoncer

Answer 5

to denounce

Question 6

divorcer

Answer 6

to divorce

Question 7

forcer (a)

Answer 7

to force

Question 8

menacer

Answer 8

to threaten

Question 9

percer

Answer 9

to pierce

Question 10

placer

Answer 10

to place

Question 11

prononcer

Answer 11

to pronounce

Question 12

remplacer

Answer 12

to replace

Question 13

tracer

Answer 13

to trace (out)

Question 14

To keep the soft g sound (j), verbs with infinitives ending in -ger introduce a mute e before an -a- or an -o-. In present tense this is in nous form only. What would it be for manger (to eat) and exiger (to demand)?

Answer 14

nous mangeons

nous exigeons

Question 15

manger

Answer 15

to eeat

Question 16

exiger

Answer 16

to demand

Question 17

arranger

Answer 17

to arrange

Question 18

bouger

Answer 18

to move

Question 19

changer

Answer 19

to change

Question 20

corriger

Answer 20

to correct

Question 21

degager

Answer 21

to free, release

Question 22

diriger

Answer 22

to direct

Question 23

echanger

Answer 23

to exchange

Question 24

engager

Answer 24

to hire

Question 25

interroger

Answer 25

to question

Question 26

juger

Answer 26

to judge

Question 27

loger

Answer 27

to live (somewhere); to house

Question 28

melanger

Answer 28

to mix

Question 29

nager

Answer 29

to swim

Question 30

neiger

Answer 30

to snow

Question 31

obliger

Answer 31

to oblige; to force

Question 32

partager

Answer 32

to share

Question 33

songer (a)

Answer 33

to dream; to think of, about

Question 34

voyager

Answer 34

to travel

Question 35

Verbs with a mute e in the syllable before the -er infinitive ending change the mute e to an e with a grave accent in forms that have a mute e in the verb ending (e.g., je, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles). Conjugate acheter (to buy) in the present tense

Answer 35

j'achete (grave e)
tu achetes (grave e)
ils/ells/ons achete (grave e)
nous achetons (no grave e)
vous achetez (no grave e); ils/elles achetent (grave e)

Question 36

lever

Answer 36

to raise, lift

Question 37

achever (de)

Answer 37

to finish

Question 38

amener

Answer 38

to bring (s.o.)

Question 39

elever (grave e on first e)

Answer 39

to erect; to raise

Question 40

emmener

Answer 40

to lead away

Question 41

enlever

Answer 41

to remove

Question 42

geler

Answer 42

to freeze

Question 43

se lever

Answer 43

to get up; to stand up

Question 44

mener

Answer 44

to lead, guide

Question 45

peser

Answer 45

to weigh

Question 46

promener

Answer 46

to walk (e.g., the dog)

Question 47

se promener

Answer 47

to take a walk, a drive

Question 48

soulever

Answer 48

to lift (up)

Question 49

Verbs with an acute accent on the e in the syllable before the -er infinitive ending change the acute accent to a grave accent in forms where it occurs in the final sounded syllable. Conjugate preferer (to prefer)

Answer 49

je prefere (with grave accent)
tu preferes (with grave accent)
il/elle/ons prefere (with grave accent)
nous preferons (with accute accent)
vous preferez (with accute accent), ils/ells prerent (with grave accent)

Question 50

preferer

Answer 50

to prefer

Question 51

ceder

Answer 51

to yield, give to

Question 52

celebrer

Answer 52

to celebrate

Question 53

completer

Answer 53

to complete

Question 54

considerer

Answer 54

to consider

Question 55

esperer

Answer 55

to hope to

Question 56

exagerer

Answer 56

to exaggerate

Question 57

(s)inquieter

Answer 57

to worry

Question 58

penetrer

Answer 58

to penetrate

Question 59

posseder

Answer 59

to own, possess

Question 60

repeter

Answer 60

to repeat

Question 61

reveler

Answer 61

to show, reveal

Question 62

suggerer

Answer 62

to suggest

Question 63

Present tense forms of verbs with infinitives ending with -eler or -eter double the consonant (l or t) when the conjugated verb ending contains a mute e (all except nous and vous in present tense). Conjugate appeler (to call, to name).

Answer 63

j'appelle
tu appelles
il/elles/on appelle
nous appelons
vous appelez, ils/elles appellent

Question 64

Conjugate jeter (to throw (away))

Answer 64

je jette
tu jettes
il/elle/on jette
nous jetons
vous jetez, ils/elles jettent

Question 65

appeler

Answer 65

to call, to name

Question 66

jeter

Answer 66

to throw (away)

Question 67

s’apeller

Answer 67

to be named, be called (see Ch 12)

Question 68

epeler

Answer 68

to spell

Question 69

projeter

Answer 69

to plan, to project

Question 70

rappeler

Answer 70

to recall; to call again; to remind

Question 71

se rappeler

Answer 71

to remember (see Ch 12)

Question 72

rejeter

Answer 72

to reject, to throw back

Question 73

renouveler

Answer 73

to renew, to renovate

Question 74

Verbs with infinitives ending in -yer change -y- into -i- before a mute e in a conjugated verb ending (all but nous and vous in present tense). Conjugate envoyer (to send)

Answer 74

j'envoie
tu envoies
il/elle/on envoie
nous envoyons
vous envoyez, ils/elles envoient

Question 75

envoyer

Answer 75

to send

Question 76

essayer

Answer 76

to try

Question 77

aboyer

Answer 77

to bark (dog)

Question 78

appuyer (sur)

Answer 78

to lean on; to support; to press on

Question 79

employer

Answer 79

to use

Question 80

ennuyer

Answer 80

to bore, to annoy

Question 81

essuyer

Answer 81

to wipe, to undergo, suffer

Question 82

nettoyer

Answer 82

to clean

Question 83

s’ennuyer

Answer 83

to be/get bored

Question 84

payer

Answer 84

to pay, to pay for

Question 85

To keep the soft s sound, verbs with infinitives ending in -cer change -c- to (c cedilla) when -c- occurs before -a- or -o- as in first person plural present tense. What would first person plural be for commencer?

Answer 85

nous commencons (2nd c is c cedilla)

NOTE: The spelling change in -cer verbs is also found in forms of the imperfect past tense (Ch 14) and the present participle (Ch 12)