Transcript er verb spelling changes

ER VERB
SPELLING CHANGES
ER VERB SPELLING CHANGES
Objective:
- Learn/Review how some regular
-er verbs have spelling changes
before the endings in certain forms.
- Learn/Review when & how to make
the changes.
Some regular French –er verbs
have spelling changes in certain
forms of the verb.
Some of these changes have to do
with keeping a “g” or “c” soft
before the “-ons” ending of the
“nous” form:
- nager: Je nage. / Nous nageons.
- manger: Je mange. / Nous mangeons.
- commencer: Je commence.
Nous commençons.
(It occurs only in the “nous” form, because
every other ending begins with an “e.”)
Je mange
Tu manges
Nous mangeons
Vous mangez
Il mange
Ils mangent
Other spelling changes have to do
with pronunciation & silent
endings. They include:
- doubling the consonant
before the ending.
- adding an “accent grave” on the e (è)
before the ending.
- changing a “y” to “i”
before the ending.
These changes occur in the
“boot” forms of the verbs.
(The nous & vous forms remain
the same as the infinitive.)
Ex:
Appeler
J’appelle
Tu appelles
Il appelles
Nous appelons
Vous appelez
Ils appellent
Other examples of doubling the
consonant:
- jeter: Je jette
- rappeler: Tu rappelles
- épeler: Il épelle
Another change is to put an “accent
grave” on the e before the ending.
(This change occurs with many
“-e + consonant + er” verbs.)
Ex:
Acheter
J’achète
Tu achètes
Il achète
Nous achetons
Vous achetez
Ils achètent
Other examples of adding a grave
accent to the e before the ending:
- préférer: Je préfère
- répéter: Tu répètes
- promener: Il promène
The last change is to change the “y”
to “i” in the “boot forms” of verbs
ending in –oyer and –ayer.
(Again, the nous & vous forms stay the
same as the infinitive.)
Ex:
Nettoyer
Je nettoie
Tu nettoies
Il nettoie
Nous nettoyons
Vous nettoyez
Ils nettoient
Other examples of changing the
“y” to “i”:
- envoyer: J’envoie
- essayer: Tu essaies
- payer:
Il paie
Maintenant, à vous …
How would you conjugate:
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jeter:
Je ____________
répéter: Tu ___________
payer:
Je ____________
payer:
Vous __________
nettoyer: Ils ____________
rappeler: Elle ____________
essayer: On ____________
promener: Nous ___________
Did we achieve the objective?
Do you understand when and
how to make spelling changes in
the –er verbs we talked about?