The following example verb, nettoyer (to clean), is a classic boot example where the je, tu, il and ils forms resemble each other while the nous and vous forms resemble the infinitive. In the nous and vous forms the -y is maintained. The following verbs have conjugations similar to prononçer:ĮR verbs with stem changes -yer ending verbsįor -er verbs which have a stem ending in -yer, the -y changes to an -i before a silent -e. Many French verbs follow this boot pattern where the je, tu, il and ils forms somehow resemble each other. The -ç- helps to maintain a soft -c- or -s- sound.Īlso, notice the boot-shape of the verb below (see bold letters).
This is because with out the -ç- “prononcons” would sound like “prononkons”. ER verbs with spelling changes -cer ending verbsįor verbs ending in -cer, such as prononcer, the -c- becomes a -ç- in the nous form. Pay special attention to these verbs and how the accents affect the pronunciation. Further down this page there are verbs with accent changes. In spoke French these rules are of little importance. The key thing here is to just be aware that these spell changes exist in the written form. In all other aspects these verbs are regular. Some -er verbs have spelling or stem changes in the present tense.
