Verbs Like Essayer (Regular -yer) Flashcards

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How do you conjugate verbs like essayer?

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Les verbes en -ayer, -oyer, -uyer subissent une variation du y en i à certaines formes devant un e muet (c’est-à-dire devant -e, -es, -ent, -erai…, -erais…) : il aboie, il aboiera, il aboierait, il appuie, il appuiera, il appuierait. Les verbes en -ayer se conjuguent sur ce modèle (il balaie) et le modèle marcher (il balaye).

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to sweep

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balayer

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to frighten

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effrayer

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to amuse, to cheer up, to enliven, to entertain

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égayer

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to use, to employ

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employer

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to bore, to annoy, to weary

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ennuyer

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to wipe

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essuyer

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to clean

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nettoyer

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to pay (for)

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payer

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