meet (for rivers) convaincre - convaincant - convainquant - to persuade converger - convergent - convergeant - to converge déléguer - délégant - déléguant - to delegate déterger - détergent - détergeant - to wash différer - différent - différant - to differ diverger - divergent - divergeant - to diverge exceller - excellent - excellant - to excel équivaloir - équivalent - équivalant - to equal fatiguer - fatigant - fatiguant - to wear, to tire influer - influent - influant - to affect intriguer - intrigant - intriguant - to intrigue naviguer - navigant - naviguant - to navigate négliger - négligent - négligeant - to neglect précéder - précédent - précédant - to precede provoquer - provocant - provoquant - to provoke suffoquer - suffocant - suffoquant - to suffocate vaincre - vaincant - vainquant - to conquer valoir - valent - valant - to be worth violer - violent - violant - to assault vaquer - vacant - vaquant - to take a break Verbal adverb (Adverbe verbal) Out of the present verbal adjectif, a present verbal adverb (adverbe verbal présent) can be formed for every verb by replacing nt with : courir - courant - couramment - to run précéder - précédent - précédemment - to precede Out of the past verbal adjectif, a past verbal adverb (adverbe verbal passé) can be formed for some verbs by adding ment: assurer - assuré - assurément - to ascertain Defective verbs Some verbs have incomplete conjugations: they do not have forms for certain tenses, moods, or persons. Such verbs are said to be defective. They include: some archaic verbs that survive only in very narrow contexts, such as accroire, choir, clore, ester, férir, gésir, occire, ouïr, poindre, and quérir. Hence, we have "Ci-gît un homme irremplaçable", "Oyez, oyez, braves gens !", and "Je l'ai obtenu sans coup férir." necessarily impersonal verbs, such as falloir, pleuvoir, s'agir, and importer. Hence, we have "Il fallait que tu viennes", "Il tonne", and "Il s'agit de réussir." some other verbs for which certain forms are useless, such as barrir, éclore, and pulluler. Hence, we have "Les moustiques pullulent", "Les fleurs éclosent", and "L'âne brait." See also French grammar French verbs French conjugation Notes References This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article from the French Wikipedia, accessed 21 April 2005. External links A Two-Page PDF Reference Guide of