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Spelling-change verbs
Spelling change verbs and what they mean
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Language - French
11th Grade
09/20/2013

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For verbs that end in -ger...
Definition
Change nous form to -eons (the rest goes back to normal)
Term
Verbs that end in -ger are voyager, déménager, déranger, manger, partager, plonger, ranger
Definition
- To travel
- To move
- To bother
- To eat
- To share
- To dive
- To clean
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For verbs that end in -cer...
Definition
Change nous form to çons (the rest goes back to normal)
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Verbs that end in -cer are commencer, avancer, effacer, forcer, lancer, menacer, placer, remplacer
Definition
- To begin
- To advance
- To erase
- To force
- To throw
- To threaten
- To place
- To replace
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For verbs that end in -yer...
Definition
Everything changes to i EXCEPT for the nous & vous
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Verbs that end in -yer are envoyer, balayer, ennuyer, essayer, nettoyer, payer
Definition
- To send
- To sweep
- To annoy or bore
- To try
- To clean
- To pay
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Sometimes the spelling change is an accent...(è)
Definition
All accents change EXCEPT for the nous & vous (è)
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Verbs that have the accent change are acheter, amener, élever, emmener, lever, mener, peser
Definition
- To buy
- To bring someone
- To raise
- To take someone
- To lift
- To lead
- To weigh
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For some verbs, the é in the last syllable changes...
Definition
To an è in all forms EXCEPT for the nous & vous
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Verbs with the change in the last é include préférer, considérer, espérer, posséder, répéter
Definition
- To prefer
- To consider
- To hope
- To possess
- To repeat
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Verbs that end in -eler and -eter...
Definition
The last consonant in the stem is doubled in all forms EXCEPT nous & vous
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Verbs that end in -eler and -eter include: appeler, jeter, épeler, projeter, rappeler, rejeter, renouveler
Definition
- To call
- To throw
- To spell
- To aim
- To recall/call back
- To reject
- To renew
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