The expression semi-regular is one that is usually assigned to describe some French -er verbs that display a mostly regular conjugation, but whose spelling will change slightly because of some pronunciation variations.

For examples, the semi-regular verbs ending in the following manners experience some spelling changes for reasons linked to their pronunciations

-CER, -GER, -E*ER, -É*ER, -TER, -LER, -YER.

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Below you can see the variations experienced by a few semi-regular verbs:

je commence ---> nous commençons

j'achète ---> vous achetez

je protège ---> nous protégeons

je paie, paye ---> vous payez

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