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Present tense: -er verbs with spelling change (commencer)

Present tense: -er verbs with spelling change (commencer)

Structure:

commenc-/commenç- + endings

Verbs ending in -cer use ç before -ons to keep the soft 'c' sound.

Example:

Il commence à travailler. Nous commençons maintenant. **Translation:** He starts working. We start now.

Examples

Il commence à travailler.

He starts working.

Nous commençons maintenant.

We start now.

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Il commence à travailler."

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