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Level 15 - Regular -IR verbs
We have just worked with verbs ending in -er and -re and learnt that the endings for the different 'persons' of the verb are always the same. A similar thing happens with verb infinitives ending in -ir, except the endings are different. Here is an example of an -ir verb: finir 'to finish'.
Let's look again at the verb finir 'to finish'.
je finis
tu finis
il finit
elle finit
on finit
nous finissons
vous finissez
ils finissent
elles finissent
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I finish
you (sg.) finish
he finishes
she finishes
one finishes
we finish
you (pl.) finish
they (m.) finish
they (f.) finish |
So the endings of regular -ir verbs, when you take off the -ir bit, are as follows.
je
tu
il
elle
on
nous
vous
ils
elles |
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-is
-is
-it
-it
-it
-issons
-issez
-issent
-issent |
Other verbs
Here is a list of -ir verbs which work in exactly the same way. The list of verbs you need to know for GCSE and Common Entrance can be found in the verblist.
agir
avertir
atterrir
bâtir
choisir
établir
finir
obéir à
polir
punir
remplir
réussir
saisir
vomir
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to act (as in take action)
to warn
to land
to build
to choose
to establish
to finish
to obey
to polish
to punish
to fill
to succeed
to seize
to vomit |
Test yourself!
Translate from French into English, then from English into French. Highlight the right-hand column to reveal the answers.
1 |
j'agis |
= I act |
2 |
tu avertis |
= you warn |
3 |
il atterrit |
= he (it) lands |
4 |
elle bâtit |
= she (it) builds |
5 |
Patrice choisit |
= Patrice chooses |
6 |
nous remplissons |
= we fill |
7 |
vous agissez |
= you act |
8 |
ils polissent |
= they polish |
9 |
elles punissent |
= they punish |
10 |
Jean et Jeanne réussissent |
= Jean and Jeanne succeed |
11 |
I warn |
= j'avertis |
12 |
you (sg.) land |
= tu atterris |
13 |
he builds |
= il bâtit |
14 |
she chooses |
= elle choisit |
15 |
one finishes |
= on finit |
16 |
we fill the bottle |
= nous remplissons la bouteille |
17 |
you (pl.) polish the table |
= vous polissez la table |
18 |
they (m.) punish the pupil |
= ils punissent l'élève |
19 |
they (f.) warn the boy |
= elles avertissent le garçon |
20 |
I obey my father |
= j'obéis à mon père |
21 |
you (sg.) build the school |
= tu bâtis l'école |
22 |
Alain polishes the windows |
= Alain polit les fenêtres |
23 |
Émilie fills the satchel |
= Émilie remplit le cartable |
24 |
they (m.) seize the bag |
= ils saisissent le sac |
25 |
he vomits |
= il vomit |
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