Francisez | Learn irregular -ER verb conjugations in the present tense of the indicative

Change the aigu accent to a grave accent on the 'e' in the je, tu, il and ils forms and add a cédille to the 'c' in the nous form in order to keep the soft 'c' sound.

Endings' pattern:

-èce, -èces, -èce, -eçons,

, -ècent

Verbs:

clamecer

dépecer

redépecer

CLAMECER

Je	clamece > clamèce
Tu	clameces > clamèces
Il	clamece > clamèce
Nous	clamecons > clameçons
Vous	clamecez
Ils	clamecent > clamècent

E → è [for: je, tu, il, ils]

Description:

Add a grave accent on the 'e' in the je, tu, il and ils forms to keep the last syllable stressed.

Endings' pattern:

-è(?)e, -è(?)es, -è(?)e,

, -è(?)ent

Verbs:

PROMENER

Je	promene > promène
Tu	promenes > promènes
Il	promene > promène
Nous	promenons
Vous	promenez
Ils	promenent > promènent

G → ge [for: nous]

Description:

Add an 'e' after the 'g' for the nous form in order to keep the soft 'g' sound.

Endings' pattern:

, -geons,

Verbs:

DÉCHARGER

Je	décharge
Tu	décharges
Il	décharge
Nous	déchargons > déchargeons
Vous	déchargez
Ils	déchargent

G → ge [for: nous], é → è [for: je, tu, il, ils]

Description:

Change the aigu accent to a grave accent on the 'e' in the je, tu, il and ils forms and add an 'e' to the 'g' in the nous form.

Endings' pattern:

-ège, -èges, -ège, -égeons,

, -ègent

Verbs:

AGRÉGER

J'	agrége > agrège
Tu	agréges > agrèges
Il	agrége > agrège
Nous	agrégons > agrégeons
Vous	agrégez
Ils	agrégent > agrègent

L → ll [for: je, tu, il, ils]

Description:

Add an extra 'l' in the je, tu, il and ils forms to keep the last syllable stressed.

Endings' pattern:

-lle, -lles, -lle,

, -llent

Verbs:

DÉPUCELER

Je	dépucele > dépucelle
Tu	dépuceles > dépucelles
Il	dépucele > dépucelle
Nous	dépucelons
Vous	dépucelez
Ils	dépucelent > dépucellent

T → tt [for: je, tu, il, ils]

Description:

Add an extra 't' in the je, tu, il and ils forms to keep the last syllable stressed.

Endings' pattern:

-tte, -ttes, -tte,

, -ttent

Verbs:

AIGUILLETER

J'	aiguillete > aiguillette
Tu	aiguilletes > aiguillettes
Il	aiguillete > aiguillette
Nous	aiguilletons
Vous	aiguilletez
Ils	aiguilletent > aiguillettent

Y → i [for: je, tu, il, ils]

Description:

Change the 'y' to an 'i' in the je, tu, il and ils forms.

Endings' pattern:

-ie, -ies, -ie,

, -ient

Verbs:

EMBRAYER

J'	embraye > embraie
Tu	embrayes > embraies
Il	embraye > embraie
Nous	embrayons
Vous	embrayez
Ils	embrayent > embraient

COMPLETELY IRREGULAR

ALLER (unique)

Description:

Irregular verb

Endings' pattern:

Applicable verbs:

aller

ALLER

[être] to go

J'	alle > vais
Tu	alles > vas
Il	alle > va
Nous	allons
Vous	allez
Ils	allent > vont

CANCELED CONJUGATIONS

Only il

Description:

Only conjugate the il form.

Endings' pattern:

Verbs:

brumasser

BRUMASSER

Je	brumasse > -
Tu	brumasses > -
Il	brumasse
Nous	brumassons > -
Vous	brumassez > -
Ils	brumassent > -

Other groups

-ER

-IR

-RE

Other irregularities

Participles	Present Past
Indicative	Present Imperfect Simple Future Simple Past	-ER -IR -RE -ER -IR -RE
Subjunctive	Present Imperfect
Conditional	Present
Imperative	Present

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TENIR

	To hold; to stick to, to adhere to; to get something from someone; to really want; to take someone as, to see someone as Show languages
	Sostener (con las manos); pegarse a, adherirse (físicamente); obtener algo de alguien (ojos, color de cabello, etc.); realmente querer; ver a alguien como
	Garder fermement dans la main ; occuper un poste, un rôle, etc. ; être très attaché à quelque chose ou à quelqu'un
	Tenere (con le mani); attaccarsi a, aderire (fisicamente); ottenere qualcosa da qualcuno (occhi, colore dei capelli, ecc.); volere davvero; vedere qualcuno come
	拿（用手）；贴（自己）；从某人那里得到一些东西（眼睛、头发颜色等）；真的想要；把某人看成~
	Irregular in: present (past) present (indicative) simple future (indicative) simple past (indicative) present (subjunctive) present (conditional)