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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

  

I finish
you finish (sg.)
he finishes
she finishes
one finishes
we finish
you finish (pl.)
they finish (m.)
they finish (f.)

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

  

-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
fuir
obéir à
 polir
punir
remplir
réussir
saisir
vomir

  

to act
to warn
to land
to build
to choose
to establish
to finish
to flee
to obey
to polish
to punish
to fill
to succeed
to seize
to vomit

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