Semi-Regular Verbs
1. Verbs that end in -ger and -cer: The nous form of manger isn’t mangons, but mangeons. The e has to stay so the g can retain the soft sound. The nous form of commencer isn’t commencons, but commençons. The c must have the cedilla under it to make the c sound soft.
| manger-to eat | commencer-to begin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mange | mangeons | commence | commençons | |||||
| manges | mangez | commences | commencez | |||||
| mange | mangent | commence | commencent | |||||
2. Verbs that add or change to an accent grave: Some verbs add or change to an accent grave (è) in all the forms except the nous and vous.
