The -ç- helps to maintain a soft -c- or -s- sound.Īlso, notice the boot-shape of the verb below (see bold letters). This is because with out the -ç- “prononcons” would sound like “prononkons”.
ER verbs with spelling changes -cer ending verbsįor verbs ending in -cer, such as prononcer, the -c- becomes a -ç- in the nous form.
Pay special attention to these verbs and how the accents affect the pronunciation. Further down this page there are verbs with accent changes. In spoke French these rules are of little importance. The key thing here is to just be aware that these spell changes exist in the written form. In all other aspects these verbs are regular. Some -er verbs have spelling or stem changes in the present tense.
