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Spelling changes in certain - er verbs

Spelling changes in certain - er verbs. -cer Verbs. Verbs ending in –cer change c to ç before a or o to retain the soft c sound. Quelques exemples…. Annoncer to announce Commencer to begin Effacer to erase Lancer to throw Menacer to threaten

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Spelling changes in certain - er verbs

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  1. Spelling changes in certain -er verbs

  2. -cer Verbs • Verbs ending in –cer change c to ç before a or o to retain the soft c sound.

  3. Quelques exemples… • Annoncer to announce • Commencer to begin • Effacer to erase • Lancer to throw • Menacer to threaten • Placer to put, place • Prononcer to pronounce • Remplacer to replace • Renoncer à to give up

  4. -ger Verbs • Verbs ending in -ger insert a silent e between g and a, and between g and o, to keep the soft g sound.

  5. Quelques exemples • Arranger to arrange • Bouger to move • Changer to change • Corriger to correct • Déménager to move • Déranger to disturb • Diriger to direct • Manger to eat • Mélanger to mix

  6. Neiger to snow • Obliger to force, impose • Partager to share, divide • Plonger to plunge, dive • Ranger to put away, put in order • Songer (à) to think about, consider • Voyager to travel

  7. -yer Verbs • Verbs ending in –yer change y to i before silent e.

  8. Quelques exemples…. • Employer to use • Ennuyer to bore, bother • Essuyer to dry, wipe • Nettoyer to clean • Renvoyer to dismiss, send back

  9. Note…. • Verbs ending in –ayer may or may not change the y to i in all present tense forms except nous and vous.

  10. Other verb ending in –ayer: • Payer to pay

  11. -E+ Consonant + -ER Verbs • Verbs with silent e in the syllable before the infinitive ending change silent e to è when the next syllable contains another silent e.

  12. Quelques exemples… • Acheter to buy • Achever to complete, finish • Amener to bring, lead to • Elever to raise, bring up • Emmener to take (with you) • Geler to freeze • Lever to raise, lift • Mener to lead • Peser to weigh • Promener to walk (the dog)

  13. Appeler and Jeter • Some ‘shoe’ verbs with silent e, like appeler and jeter, double the consonant instead of changing e to è.

  14. Quelques exemples… • Epeler to spell • Epousseter to dust

  15. E + Consonant + -ER Verbs • Verbs with é in the syllable before the infinitive ending change é to è only before the silent endings -e, -es, -ent.

  16. Quelques exemples … • Espérer to nope • Posséder to possess, own • Préférer to prefer • Protéger to protect • Répéter to repeat, rehearse

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