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Verbs whose stems end in c — or g —
Verbs whose stems end in c- (pronounced [s]) change to c- before an ending beginning with -a, -o, or -u, e.g. commenc-er, rec-evoir:
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commenc-er[edit | edit source]
- nous commenç- ons (present)
- je commenç- ais (imperfect)
- nous commenç- âmes (simple past) etc.
rec-evoir[edit | edit source]
- je reç- ois (present)
- nous reç- unies (simple past) etc.
Verbs whose stems end in a g- (pronounced like 'je') change to ge- before an ending beginning with -a or -o, e.g. partag-er, protég-er: partag-er
- nous partage- ons (present)
- je partage- ais (imperfect)
- nous partage- âmes (simple past) etc.
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