DERIVATIVE TENSES. Donner, to give, to grant, to bestow, to offer, to produce, to supply, etc. All regular verbs of the Conjugation in er are conjugated after this manner. In the modern conjugation the stem is maintained entire and is distinct from the termination. However, some verbs in er undergo some changes either in the consonant or in the vowel of the stem. Céder To cede To yield é acute in the last syllable of the stem. Verbs ending in the Infinitive with an é acute in the last syllable of the stem, like Céder (to cede), change the é acute into è grave before the terminations e, es, ent. Je cède Tu cèdes Il cède In all the other tenses, and even in the Future and the Conditional, they keep the é acute. Je céderai Je céderais All verbs in er ending in the Infinitive by the following terminations undergo this change: to patch écer écher écrer rapi écer to dry to execrate To that list must be added verbs with the termination ever. Verbs in éger. All verbs in er ending in the Infinitive by éger, as assiéger (to besiege), keep the é acute all through the conjugation: Verbs in éer. assiéger J'assiége J'assiégerai Que je assiége All verbs in er ending in the Infinitive by éer, like créer (to create), The following verbs undergo the same changes in the same tenses and persons as créer (to create): — Amener To bring To conduct e mute in the syllable penultima of the stem. to supply Verbs ending in the Infinitive with an e mute in the syllable penultima of the stem, like amener (to lead), change this e mute into an e grave before the terminations e, es, ent, erai, erais J'amène Tu amones Il amène Ils amènent J'amènerai All verbs in er ending in the Infinitive by the following terminations undergo the same changes: Some verbs of the termination eler, eter, keep the e mute in the Future and in the Conditional. To that list of verbs keeping the e mute in the Future and in the Conditional must be added the verb Semer And its compounds Parsemer |