first é or second é

Nguyễn H.A1Kwiziq community member

first é or second é

Hope you have a nice day
I still don't understand that when you will  you change the   first é of the verb or the second é becomes è , because when i read your examples i saw: préfère, répèter ,celébrate ,élève,.... Thank you

Asked 1 month ago
CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Nguyễn,

The -e which becomes é or è is always the one before the verb ending (-er) whereas you will leave the first one (if present) as it is:

Se lever -> Je me lève 
Préférer -> je préfère

Attention: it's different with the subject pronouns "nous" and "vous"

Se lever -> nous nous levons
Préférer -> vous préférez
Mener -> nous menons

 

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

first é or second é

Hope you have a nice day
I still don't understand that when you will  you change the   first é of the verb or the second é becomes è , because when i read your examples i saw: préfère, répèter ,celébrate ,élève,.... Thank you

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