Verbs ending in -eler or -eter in the conditional present in French

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Verbs ending in -eler or -eter in the conditional present

In the conditional present, most verbs ending in -eler (such as épeler) or -eter (such as feuilleter) have two accepted conjugations:
épeler en
J'épèlerais
Tu épèlerais
Il épèlerait/elle épèlerait
Nous épèlerions
Vous épèleriez
Ils épèleraient/elles épèleraient
épeler en
J'épellerais
Tu épellerais
Il épellerait/elle épellerait
Nous épellerions
Vous épelleriez
Ils épelleraient/elles épelleraient

feuilleter en
Je feuillèterais
Tu feuillèterais
Il feuillèterait/elle feuillèterait
Nous feuillèterions
Vous feuillèteriez
Ils feuillèteraient/elles feuillèteraient
feuilleter en
Je feuilletterais
Tu feuilletterais
Il feuilletterait/elle feuilletterait
Nous feuilletterions
Vous feuilletteriez
Ils feuilletteraient/elles feuilletteraient
Comment épellerais/épèlerais-tu ce prénom ? How would you spell this name?
Note: The spelling with a double consonant (-elle or -ette) is the traditional one; the spelling with a single consonant and grave accent (-èle or -ète) is the new one introduced by the réforme de l'othographe (the change to the spelling rules).
Exceptions:
• The verbs appeler, jeter and other verbs derived from them are only spelled with a double consonant (elle ou ette).
• The verbs geler, acheter and other verbs derived from them are only spelled with a single consonant and grave accent (èle or ète).


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