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donner (to give) | |
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je donne | I give |
tu donnes | You give (singular) |
il/elle donne | He/she gives |
nous donnons | We give |
vous donnez | You give (plural) |
ils/elles donnent | They give |
Note that for the above verb we say that the infinitive is donner, donn is the stem, and the endings are -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent (the hyphen isn't part of the ending, it just indicates that it follows the stem). Regular -er verbs are:
Some irregular -er verbs may have just have one or two differences, and sometimes have their own patterns within groups of similar irregular verbs. Below are common ones.
manger (to eat) Follows regular –er verbs except for the nous form | |
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je mange | I give |
tu manges | You give (singular) |
il/elle mange | He/she gives |
nous mangeons | We give |
vous mangez | You give (plural) |
ils/elles mangent | They give |
The above structure also applies to changer (to exchange), charger (to charge), déranger (to disturb), interroger (to question), mélanger (to mix), nager (to swim), obliger (to compel), partager (to share), plonger (to dive) and voyager (to travel).
commencer (to start) Follows regular –er verbs except for the nous form | |
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je commence | I start |
tu commences | You start (singular) |
il/elle commence | He/she starts |
nous commençons | We start |
vous commencez | You start (plural) |
ils/elles commencent | They start |
The above structure also applies to announcer (to announce), divorcer (to divorce), se fiancer (to get engaged) and manacer (to threaten).
jeter (to throw) Follows regular –er verbs except the constant t is repeated in the je, tu, il(s) and elle(s) forms. | |
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je jette | I throw |
tu jettes | You throw (singular) |
il/elle jette | He/she throws |
nous jetons | We throw |
vous jetez | You throw (plural) |
ils/elles jettent | They throw |
Most verbs ending in ter repeat the t, exceptions are acheter (to buy) and haleter (to gasp) – see espérer below
appeler (to call) Follows regular –er verbs except the constant l is repeated in the je, tu, il(s) and elle(s) forms. | |
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j'appelle | I call |
tu appelles | You call (singular) |
il/elle appelle | He/she calls |
nous appelons | We call |
vous appelez | You call (plural) |
ils/elles appellent | They call |
Most verbs ending in ler repeat the l including s'appeler (to be called), rappeler (to call back), se rappeler (to remember) and étinceler (to twinkle). Exceptions that do not repeat the l include céler (to conceal), geler (to freeze), marteler (to hammer), modeller (to model) and peler (to peel) - see espérer below.
espérer (to hope) Follows regular –er verbs except the é towards the end of the stem is changed to a è in the je, tu, il(s) and elle(s) forms. | |
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j'espère | I call |
tu espères | You call (singular) |
il/elle espère | He/she calls |
nous espérons | We call |
vous espérez | You call (plural) |
ils/elles espèrent | They call |
The above structure applies to acheter (to buy), céler (to conceal), geler (to freeze), haleter (to gasp), lever (to lift), marteler (to hammer), mener (to lead), modeller (to model), peler (to peel), and répéter (to repeat).
envoyer (to send) and other verbs ending in yer follow regular –er verbs except the y in the stem is changed to an i in the je, tu, il(s) and elle(s) forms. | |
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j'envoie | I send |
tu envoies | You send (singular) |
il/elle envoie | He/she sends |
nous envoyons | We send |
vous envoyez | You send (plural) |
ils/elles envoient | They send |
The above structure also applies to assayer (to try), employer (to employ), ennuyer (to annoy), nettoyer (to clean) and payer (to pay).
aller (to go) is very irregular in the je, tu, il(s) and elle(s) forms. | |
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je vais | I go |
tu vas | You go (singular) |
il/elle va | He/she goes |
nous allons | We go |
vous allez | You go (plural) |
ils/elles vont | They go |