Daily Verb Lesson: French verb achever - French for finish, end
The French for finish, end is the irregular ER verb achever.To remember this, imagine when they finish, they will ACHIEVE the prize.
Achever can also mean: to end, to complete, to conclude.
Related words include:
- s'chever par/sur (vr) : to finish with/on.
- l'achèvement (nm) : completion, conclusion, winding-up.
- achevé (adj / past participle) : accomplished, perfect.
Some ER verbs ending in -ecer, -emer, -ener, -eper, -erer, -eser, -ever and
-evrer add a grave accent to the mute letter e (è) before a silent syllable. This changes it to an open sound. Examples of this family of verb conjugations: mener, amener, emmener, remmener, ramener, parsemer de, achever, grever.
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Imagine when they finish,
they will ACHIEVE the prize!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Présent finish |
achève | achèves | achève | achevons | achevez | achèvent |
| Past Imperfect Imparfait finished |
achevais | achevais | achevait | achevions | acheviez | achevaient |
| Simple Past Passé Simple finished |
achevai | achevas | acheva | achevâmes | achevâtes | achevèrent |
| Future Futur will finish |
achèverai | achèveras | achèvera | achèverons | achèverez | achèveront |
| Conditional Conditionnel would finish |
achèverais | achèverais | achèverait | achèverions | achèveriez | achèveraient |
| Present Subjunctive Subjonctif may finish |
achève | achèves | achève | achevions | acheviez | achèvent |
| Present Perfect Passé Composé have finished |
ai achevé | as achevé | a achevé | avons achevé | avez achevé | ont achevé |
| Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had finished |
avais achevé | avais achevé | avait achevé | avions achevé | aviez achevé | avaient achevé |
| Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have finished |
aurai achevé | auras achevé | aura achevé | aurons achevé | aurez achevé | auront achevé |
| Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have finished |
aurais achevé | aurais achevé | aurait achevé | aurions achevé | auriez achevé | auraient achevé |
| Imperative Imperatif finish! |
achève ! | achevons ! | achevez ! | |||
✔ achever is an irregular ER verb.
✔ Learn achever and it will reinforce the pattern for similar ER verbs.
✔ Do these verbs every day for a month and you will have a solid knowledge of the ER verbs' conjugation patterns.
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