Present tense of regular “-IR” verbs

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Presenttenseofregular“-IR”verbs
Presenttense=leprésent,leprésentdel’indicatif
Inlesson10,welearnedhowtoconjugateverbsendingin“-ER”inthepresenttense(1st
groupofverb).Let’snowlearnaboutthesecondcategoryofregularFrenchverbs.
REGULAR“-IR”ENDINGVERBS(2ndGroup)
The infinitive form of the verb (the form in the dictionary) helps you to distinguish the
typeofFrenchverbs.Regular“-IR”endingverbsarethesecondcategoryofFrenchverbs.
However,youhavetobecarefulbecauseall“-IR”endingverbsarenotregular!
Regular“-IR”endingverbsarenotverynumerousbuttheyincludesomeveryusefulverbs.
Examplesofregular“-IR”verbs:
§ Finir (to finish), choisir (to choose), ré ussir (to succeed), ré flé chir (to reflect, to
think),gué rir(tocure,toheal),dé finir(todefine),obé ir(toobey)…
§ Verbscomingfromadjectives:
Grand
→ grandir(togettaller,togrowup)
Gros → grossir(togetbigger/fatter,togainweight)
Maigre
→ maigrir(toslimdown,toloseweight)
Vieux
→ vieillir(togrowold,toage)
REGULAR“-IR”VERBSCONJUGATION
Sincetheseverbsareregular,theysharearegularpatternofconjugation.
Youfirstneedtoremovethe“-ir”endingfromtheinfinitiveverb:yougettheverbstem.
Then,youhavetoaddtheappropriateendingforthepresenttenseconjugation.
infinitiveverb→verbstem→verbstem+ending=presenttense
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Presenttenseofregular“-IR”verbs
Herearetheverbendingsforthepresenttenseconjugationofregular“-ir”verbsforthe
differentpronouns:
Pronoun(subject)
Verbendings
Example:finir
(tofinish)
Example:choisir
(tochoose)
Je/J’
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
-is
-is
-it
-issons
-issez
-issent
finis
finis
finit
finissons
finissez
finissent
choisis
choisis
choisit
choisissons
choisissez
choisissent
♪ Pronunciation:
(checktheaudiolessonforthepronunciation)
§ “-s”,“-t”and“-ent”endingsaresilent.
§
“-issons”and“-issez”endingsareloud
Examplesofconjugation:
Grandir(togrowup)
→ verbstem=“grand-”
→ conjugation:
Jegrandis Tugrandis Il/Ellegrandis Nousgrandissons Vousgrandissez Ils/Ellesgrandissent
Grossir(togainweight,togetbigger/fatter)
→ verbstem=“gross-”
→
conjugation:
Jegrossis Tugrossis Jérémiegrossit
Nousgrossissons
Vousgrossissez
Ilsgrossissent
Igrowup/I’mgrowingup
Yougrowup…
He/Shegrowsup
Wegrowup
Yougrowup
Theygrowup
Igetfatter
…
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Presenttenseofregular“-IR”verbs
SAMPLESENTENCESWITHREGULAR“-IR”VERBS
Jefinismontravail.
I'mfinishingmywork.
Jegrossisbeaucoup.
I'mgettingalotfatter/Igainalotofweight.
Tugrandisvite. Youaregrowingupfast.
Monfilsn'obéitpas.
Mysondoesn'tobey/Mysondoesn'tlisten(tome).
Mafillemaigritbeaucoup.
Mydaughterlosesalotofweight/slimsdownalot.
Ilréfléchitàl'avenir.
He'sthinkingaboutthefuture.
Nousfinissonsnosétudes.
Wearefinishingourstudies.
Vousréussisseztout.
Yousucceedineverything.
Ilschoisissentunfilm. Theyarechoosingamovie.
Réfléchirà=tothinkabout
IRREGULAR“-IR”VERBS
Severalcommon“-ir”endingverbsareirregularanddonotfollowtheconjugationpattern
above.
Herearesomecommonirregular“-ir”endingverbs:
(seeinfurtherlesson)
Partir(toleave),dormir(tosleep),sortir(togoout),venir(tocome),
Sentir(tofeel),courir(torun),mourir(todie),tenir(tohold)
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Presenttenseofregular“-IR”verbs
Few“-ir”verbsareconjugatedlikeregular“-er”verbs:
Ouvrir(toopen)
Pronoun
Verbendingsof
Souffrir(tosuffer)
(subject)
“-er”verbs
Offrir(tooffer)
Je/J’
-e
Couvrir(tocover)
Tu
-es
Découvrir(todiscover)
Il/Elle/On
-e
Cueillir(topickfruit)…
Nous
-ons
(andderivateverbs)
Vous
-ez
J’ouvrelaporte.
Ils/Elles
-ent
Iopenthedoor.
Example:
souffrir
(tosuffer)
souffre
souffres
souffre
souffrons
souffrez
souffrent
Nousoffronsuncadeau.
Weareofferingagift.
.
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