Present Tense -ER Verb Exceptions

Question 1

lancer

je

Answer 1

je lance

Question 2

any verb with -cer ending:

e.g. lancer, commencer, avancer, menacer, remplacer.

Answer 2

has a cedilla in the nous form

Question 3

any verb with a -ger ending:

e.g. nager, voyager, loger, manger, partager, ranger

Answer 3

adds an ‘e’ in the nous form after the ‘g’

Question 4

most verbs ending in -eler:

e.g. s’appele

Answer 4

double the ‘l’ in the ‘je’, ‘tu’ , ‘il’, and ‘ils’ forms

Question 5

some verbs with an acute accent in the infinitive:

e.g. espe’rer, re’pe’ter, and pre’fe’rer

Answer 5

change it to an accent grave in the ‘je’, ‘tu’, ‘il’, and ‘ils’ forms

Question 6

verbs ending in -yer:

e.g. appuyer, envoyer, employer, essayer, nettoyer

Answer 6

change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ in the ‘je’, ‘tu’, ‘il’ , and ‘ils’ forms

Question 7

some verbs:

e.g. acheter, geler, lever, peser, and se promener

Answer 7

add an accent grave in the ‘je’, ‘tu’, ‘il’ , and ‘ils’ forms