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The verb appeler (to call; to name)
Present
tense forms of verbs with infinitives ending with -eler or -eter double
the consonant (l or t) when the conjugated verb ending contains a
mute e. This change does not occur in the present tense nous and vous
forms of appeler and jeter.
Present
Tense of appeler and jeter
appeler (to call; to name) jeter (to throw [away])
j’appelle
je jette
tu
appelles tu
jettes
il/elle/on
appelle
il/elle/on jette
nous
appelons nous jetons
vous
appelez vous jetez
ils/elles
appellent ils/elles
jettent
Other verbs
like appeler and jeter include:
s’appeler to be
named, be called épeler to spell
projeter to
plan; to project rappeler to recall; to call
again; to remind
se
rappeler
to remember rejeter to reject; to throw
back
renouveler to renew;
to renovate
Je
vous rappelle que nous I am reminding you that we’re
sommes en
retard. late.
Vous
jetez déjà les journaux? Are
you throwing out the newspapers already?
On
projette le film lundi prochain. They
are showing the film next Monday.
Elles
appellent leurs amis le soir. They
phone their friends in the evenings.
Verbs like envoyer (to
send) and essayer (to try)
Verbs
with infinitives ending in -yer change -y- into -i- before
a mute e in a conjugated verb ending. This spelling change does not
occur in the nous and vous forms.
Present
Tense of envoyer and essayer
envoyer
(to send) essayer (to
try)
j’envoie
j’essaie
tu
envoies tu
essaies
il/elle/on
envoie il/elle/on
essaie
nous
envoyons nous essayons
vous
envoyez vous essayez
ils/elles
envoient ils/elles
essaient
Some
writers in French do not make the spelling change for verbs ending in -ayer (essayer
and payer), retaining the -y- before a mute e (j’essaye,
elles essayent). Pronunciation remains the same: [jeh-say, ehl-zeh-say].
Other verbs like envoyer and essayer include:
aboyer
to bark (dog) appuyer (sur) to lean on; to
support; to press on
employer
to use ennuyer to bore; to annoy
essuyer
to wipe; to undergo, suffer
nettoyer
to clean s’ennuyer to be/get bored
payer
to pay, to pay for
Elles envoient des cartes au Nouvel An.
They send cards at New Year’s.
Le samedi nous nettoyons la salle de bains.
We clean the
bathroom on Saturday.
Je t’assure. Ce chien aboie toute la nuit.
Believe me. That dog barks all night.
Vous payez les factures à la fin du mois?
Do you pay the bills at the
end of the month?
The
French verb payer (to pay for) is followed immediately by a
direct object; there is no equivalent of the English for: Je paie mon repas en espèces. (I pay
for my meal in cash.)
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