Present tense of regular -er verbs

Question 1

present tense of regular -er verbs

Answer 1

remove the -er ending, add endings
endings = e, es, e, ons, ez, ent

Question 2

verbs ending in -cer

Answer 2

-c becomes -ç before the letter o

Question 3

verbs ending in -ger

Answer 3

-g becomes -ge before the letter o

Question 4

verbs ending in -e + consonant + -er

Answer 4

some accent changes occur, an accent grave is added in all but first and second person plural eg. for acheter, lever, mener
j’achète, tu achètes, il/elle achète, nous achetons, vous achetez, ils/elles achètent

Question 5

verbs ending in -é + consonant + -er

Answer 5

the é changes to an è in all but first and second person plural
eg. for répéter, célébrer, considérer, espérer, gérer, posséder, préférer
je répète, tu répètes, il/elle répète, nous répétons, vous répétez, ils/elles répètent

Question 6

verbs ending in -e + l + -er

Answer 6

some take two ls in all but the first and second person plural
eg. appeler, épeler, rappeler, renouveler

Question 7

depuis

Answer 7

is used when the action described is going on
used with the present tense
eg. Julie travaille à Paris depuis deux mois