FSL105H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Infinitive
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When conjugating, a change to the second-last -e or - (acheter / esp rer) is made in forms with silent endings; no change is made in forms with pronounced endings. Ie. the infinitive has a pronounced ending (acheter), as do the nous and vous forms of the present (levons, pr f rez), the past participle (r p t ), and all forms of the imperfect (esp raient), which we will study later this month. The je [e], tu [es], il/elle/on [e], and elles/ils [ent] endings in the present (and the second person singular, ie. corresponding to "tu," form of the imperative [e]). On these conjugations, we make the stem change. ex. je pr f re, tu pr f res, on pr f re, elles pr f rent. Vs pr f rer; nous pr f rons note that the change in spelling reflects the change in pronunciation (ex.
