Ch 19 · Lesson 9French · Chapter 19 · Lesson 9 · Grammar primer
Two-stem verbs: que je vienne, que nous venions
Verbs with two stems in the present keep both: , , and build on , and on .
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Verbs with two stems in the present keep both in the subjunctive. , , and build on ; and build on . So but , which is also the imparfait form.
Two-stem verbs: nous and vous switch back
Some verbs have two stems in the present: but . The subjunctive keeps both. , , and build on the stem; and build on the stem, which again gives the imparfait forms.
| Person | venir | prendre | boire |
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.- I have to come tomorrow..- I want you to come with us.
The same split runs through many common verbs, including -er verbs with a spelling change:
| Verb | que je | que nous |
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and keep both the y of the stem and the i of the ending: (that we see).
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