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France is the country that gave us b\u0153uf bourguignon, ratatouille and cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e, not to mention baguettes, croissants and a whole range of other scrumptious pastries and desserts. It\u2019s famous for its delicious cuisine, is home to more Michelin-star restaurants than any other country, and is the birthplace of many world-renowned chefs. When a nation is passionate about gastronomy, it\u2019s vital that you know how to talk about it, and for that, you will need to understand the manger<\/em> conjugation.<\/p>\n Manger<\/em> is a regular verb that falls into the first category: -er verbs. This is often thought of as the easiest verb group to learn. If you\u2019ve already come across other group 1 verbs, then you may know that the stem doesn\u2019t change when forming conjugations. However, the exceptions are small spelling modifications<\/strong> which help with pronunciation. \u201cManger\u201d is one of the verbs that requires a minor alteration to make it sound more fluid, and let\u2019s be honest, more French. This means that the verb stem can be either \u201cmang-\u201d or \u201cmange-\u201d, depending on the letter that follows.<\/p>\n This is why we leave the \u201ce\u201d at the end of the word when the conjugation requires an ending that would create a hard \u201cg\u201d sound. For example, \u201cnous mangons\u201d doesn\u2019t sound very nice, or very French, so it\u2019s turned into \u201cnous mangeons\u201d.<\/p>\n While the English language has both the present simple and the present progressive tense, French has just one present tense. You can use the present tense to talk about what you\u2019re eating right now, or things you eat regularly.<\/p>\n\n
<\/a>Manger<\/em> Conjugation Present Tense (le pr\u00e9sent)<\/h2>\n