French conjugation explanation

Spelling change: -é_er → -è-

<p>In verbs ending in <strong style="font-style: italic">-é- + consonant(s) + -er</strong>, the <span style="font-style: italic">-é-</span> (<span style="font-style: italic">accent aigu</span>) changes to <span style="font-style: italic">-è-</span> (<span style="font-style: italic">accent grave</span>) in verb forms where <strong>the last vowel is a silent <span style="font-style: italic">e</span></strong> (consider the difference between <span style="font-style: italic">ils préfèrent</span> and <span style="font-style: italic">vous préférez</span>). This makes pronouncing the last syllable easier. In addition, both spellings (and pronunciations) are correct in the future and conditional tenses.</p>

<p>Common affected verbs are: <strong style="font-style: italic">considérer, posséder, protéger, célébrer, préférer, intégrer, gérer, régler, révéler</strong>, etc.</p>

<p>In the following conjugation tables, the affected verb forms of <span style="font-style: italic">préférer</span> are highlighted:</p>

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/25/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Présent</a>

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<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

je

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfère<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

tu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfères<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

il

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfère<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

nous

</span>préférons

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

vous

</span>préférez

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

ils

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrent<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/28/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Futur simple</a>

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<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

je

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrerai<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

je

</span>préférerai

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

tu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèreras<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

tu

</span>préféreras

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

il

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrera<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

il

</span>préférera

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

nous

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrerons<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

nous

</span>préférerons

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

vous

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrerez<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

vous

</span>préférerez

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

ils

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèreront<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

ils

</span>préféreront

</span>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/32/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Conditionnel présent</a>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

je

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrerais<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

je

</span>préférerais

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

tu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrerais<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

tu

</span>préférerais

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

il

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrerait<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

il

</span>préférerait

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

nous

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrerions<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

nous

</span>préférerions

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

vous

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèreriez<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

vous

</span>préféreriez

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

ils

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèreraient<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

ils

</span>préféreraient

</span>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/29/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Présent du subjonctif</a>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que je

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfère<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que tu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfères<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

qu&#x27;il

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfère<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que nous

</span>préférions

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que vous

</span>préfériez

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

qu&#x27;ils

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">préfèrent<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/31/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Impératif affirmatif</a>

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<div class="conjugation_form">

<span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">---</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">---</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">---</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">---</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">---</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">---</span>

</div>

</div>

</div>

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