Verbs ending in -yer in the present tense
In the present tense, verbs that end in -yer, such as payer (to pay), ennuyer (to bore/irritate) or nettoyer (to clean) are conjugated like regular first group verb (ending in -er). The exception to note is that the y becomes an i in the je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles forms.
payer en
Je paie
Tu paies
Il paie/elle paie
Nous payons
Vous payez
Ils paient/elles paient
Tu paies
Il paie/elle paie
Nous payons
Vous payez
Ils paient/elles paient
ennuyer en
J'ennuie
Tu ennuies
Il ennuie/elle ennuie
Nous ennuyons
Vous ennuyez
Ils ennuient/elles ennuient
Tu ennuies
Il ennuie/elle ennuie
Nous ennuyons
Vous ennuyez
Ils ennuient/elles ennuient
nettoyer en
Je nettoie
Tu nettoies
Il nettoie/elle nettoie
Nous nettoyons
Vous nettoyez
Ils nettoient/elles nettoient
Tu nettoies
Il nettoie/elle nettoie
Nous nettoyons
Vous nettoyez
Ils nettoient/elles nettoient
Note that verbs ending in -ayer can be written in the present in two different ways.
Je paye (ou je paie) en carte bleue. I'm paying with a credit card.
Il essaye (ou il essaie) d'apprendre le français. He tries to learn French.
Il essaye (ou il essaie) d'apprendre le français. He tries to learn French.
Il pleut, on s'ennuie ! It's raining, we're bored!
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