French · Chapter 3 · Lesson 2 · Grammar primer
Conjugating -er verbs
Present-tense conjugation for the verbs you just learned, with a worksheet to drill the endings.
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Every -er spelling shift protects a sound
Mangeons keeps its e, commençons its cedilla, achète its accent, espère its grave. None of that is irregularity; it is French refusing to let a soft g harden, a soft c harden, or a stressed vowel go silent. See the principle once and the shifts stop looking arbitrary.
Nous mangeons à huit heures.
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