Conjugating regular ir verbs in French Conjugation means

Conjugating regular –ir verbs in French

“Conjugation” means that you are taking a verb and breaking it down into usable forms.

An unconjugated verb is called an “infinitive. ” This is the form of the verb that you will find in a dictionary.

There are three categories of regular verbs in French: Ø -er verbs Ø -ir verbs Ø -re verbs

We have already studied the most common type (95% of all French verbs are regular –er verbs). Now let’s look at the second most common type of regular verbs: Ø-ir verbs

Let’s take a really common –ir verb: Øfinir

finir is the infinitive Step 1: drop the –ir from the infinitive; this leaves you with the “stem” of the verb. Øfinir Øfin-

finir is the infinitive Step 2: add specific endings onto the stem, based on the subject pronoun you are using -is -it -issons -issez -issent

finir – to finish je fin- nous fin- tu fin- vous fin- il/elle fin- ils/elles fin- Start with the stem!

finir – to finish je -is nous -issons tu -is vous -issez il/elle -it ils/elles -issent Add the proper endings.

finir – to finish je fin--is nous fin--issons tu fin--is vous fin--issez il/elle fin--it ils/elles fin--issent

finir – to finish je finis nous finissons tu finis vous finissez il/elle finit ils/elles finissent

I would like you to learn 7 common French –ir verbs:

finir = to finish choisir = to choose obéir = to obey réussir = to succeed remplir = to fill out grossir = to gain weight maigrir = to lose weight

Here is what some of these verbs would look like when conjugated:

choisir – to choose je choisis nous choisissons tu choisis vous choisissez il/elle choisit ils/elles choisissent

maigrir – to lose weight je maigris nous maigrissons tu maigris vous maigrissez il/elle maigrit ils/elles maigrissent

Conjugating regular –ir verbs in French