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B1 Lesson 2 of 3 · Double Consonants

Appeler, jeter and verbs that double

Know when appeler and jeter double their consonant, and when acheter takes an accent instead.

13 min · 8 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Conjugate appeler and jeter
  • Know verbs with è instead: acheter, geler
  • Apply the rule in future and conditional
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Appeler, jeter: double before a silent e (j’appelle, je jette, j’appellerai).
  • 2No doubling with nous / vous: nous appelons, vous jetez.
  • 3Accent instead: acheter (j’achète), geler, peser, lever, mener.
  • 4Since 1990, most -eler / -eter verbs may also take è (j’époussète), except appeler and jeter.

Key vocabulary

jeterto throw away
gelerto freeze
peserto weigh