Conjugation rule
Present tense of acheter-type verbs (e → è)
Conjugation rule for the “-e_er verbs taking è” pattern.
Explanation
The stem is the infinitive without -er (acheter → achet-). The endings added to it are -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent. A spelling change applies in the three singular persons and the third-person plural: the stem e becomes è (achet- → achèt-).
The pattern at a glance
The forms of acheter published for this tense, endings in colour.
- jeachète
- tuachètes
- il/elle/onachète
- nousachetons
- vousachetez
- ils/ellesachètent
Examples
- j'achète
- nous achetons
- ils achètent