In perfect tenses, these verbs agree with the direct object if it goes before the verb. Otherwise, the past participle agrees with the subject.
Elle s'est souvenue. - She remembered.
Le chien se couche. - The dog lies down.
Note that assis(e)(es), the past participle of s'asseoir (to sit), does not change in the masculine plural form.
Lesson 2.08 - Food and Drink
G: -ger Verbs
-ger verbs are regular -er verbs that are also stem changing. The most common -ger verb is manger. For manger and all other regular -ger verbs, the stem change is adding an e after the g. This only applies in the nous form. In this case, the change is made to preserve the soft g pronunciation rather than the hard g that would be present if the e were not included.
Formation
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manger to eat
past participle - mangé
Singular
Plural
first person je mange jeuh mahnge I eat
nous mangeons noo vmahnge ohn we eat
second person tu manges too mahnge you eat vous mangez voo mahngay we eat
il mange eel mahnge he eats
ils mangent
they eat
eel mahnge
third person elle mange ell mahnge she eats
(masc. or mized)
on mange ohn mahnge one eats elles mangent ell mahnge
they eat (fem.)
Other -ger Verbs
changer - to change
exiger - to require
nager - to swim
soulager - to relieve
voyager - to travel
V: Food
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Food La nourriture
les fruits - fruits
les légumes - vegetables
la banane
banana
la carotte
carrot
la cerise
cherry
les épinards (m pl)
spinach
le citron
lemon
l'oignon (m)
onion
la fraise
strawberry
les petits pois (m pl)
peas
l'orange (f)
orange
la pomme de terre
potato
la pomme
apple
la tomate
tomato
le raisin
grape
les asperges (f pl)
asparagus
le pamplemousse
grapefruit
les haricots (m pl)
beans
la viande - meat
les fruits de mer (m pl) - shellfish, seafood
l'agneau (m)
lamb
La coquille Saint-Jacques (f) scallop
la dinde
turkey
le crabe
crab
le jambon
le poisson - fish
