manger

to eatStem-changing -er

ਲਿਖਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਟੈਮ ਬਦਲਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰ nous ਅਤੇ vous ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ਬਾਕੀ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ।

Auxiliaryavoirpassé composé helper

Past participlemangéinvariable with avoir

Futur stemmanger-same as the infinitive

ClassStem-changing -erfollows a rule

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Tense

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Person	Presentnow, habits	Passé composécompleted past	Imparfaitongoing past	Futur procheabout to	Futur simplewill
je	mangesounds the same as another form in this tense	ai mangé	mangeaissounds the same as another form in this tense	vais manger	mangeraisounds the same as another form in this tense
tu	mangessounds the same as another form in this tense	as mangésounds the same as another form in this tense	mangeaissounds the same as another form in this tense	vas mangersounds the same as another form in this tense	mangerassounds the same as another form in this tense
il/elle	mangesounds the same as another form in this tense	a mangésounds the same as another form in this tense	mangeaitsounds the same as another form in this tense	va mangersounds the same as another form in this tense	mangerasounds the same as another form in this tense
nous	mangeons	avons mangé	mangions	allons manger	mangeronssounds the same as another form in this tense
vous	mangez	avez mangé	mangiez	allez manger	mangerezsounds the same as another form in this tense
ils/elles	mangentsounds the same as another form in this tense	ont mangé	mangeaientsounds the same as another form in this tense	vont manger	mangerontsounds the same as another form in this tense

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What this table tells you about manger

Aux

The past participle is mangé, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.

Stem

The futur simple is built on manger-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.

Sound

In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: mange, manges, mangent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.

Easy win

manger softens its stem before a hard vowel, which is why the imparfait reads mangeais but mangions. The change follows the ending, not the stem — nous is always the exception.

A table won't make it automatic

A1Present tense conjugationThat one tense, as gaps in real sentences A2Verb conjugationAll five tenses mixed, weakest form first A2A2 pathwayThis verb in teaching order with the grammar lessons

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Mistakes Punjabi speakers make with manger

Je mange pain.Je mange du pain.I eat bread.ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ "ਮੈਂ ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ" ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ article ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਦੇਣਾ ਸੁਭਾਵਿਕ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ। ਫ਼ਰਾਂਸੀਸੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾਂਵ ਲਗਭਗ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ article ਨਾਲ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ — ਕੁਝ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਲਈ du / de la / des।Missing article
Je une pomme mange.Je mange une pomme.I eat an apple.ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਕਰਤਾ-ਕਰਮ-ਕਿਰਿਆ ਹੈ (ਮੈਂ ਸੇਬ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ), ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਅਖ਼ੀਰ 'ਤੇ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਸੁਭਾਵਿਕ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ। ਫ਼ਰਾਂਸੀਸੀ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਵਾਂਗ ਕਰਤਾ-ਕਿਰਿਆ-ਕਰਮ ਹੈ।Word order
Je mange pas de viande.Je ne mange pas de viande.I do not eat meat.ਫ਼ਰਾਂਸੀਸੀ ਦਾ ਨਾਂਹ-ਵਾਚਕ ਦੋ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ: ne … pas, ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿਰਫ਼ "ਨਹੀਂ" ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ne ਭੁੱਲ ਜਾਣਾ ਆਮ ਹੈ। ਬੋਲਚਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੋਕ ne ਛੱਡ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਪਰ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਗ਼ਲਤੀ ਗਿਣੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।Negation