Verbes qui se terminent en -IR and -OIR – Le présent en français
Part of Level 1 | French Present Tense
–IR – and –OIR – verbs in the present tense follow numerous patterns that can be learned by practicing a lot. That’s the only deal with conjugations in French. I don’t know of any other way to learn them. Practice, repeat, review.
This lesson walks you through the conjugation of verbs ending in –IR.
About Stems: You’ll see the word ‘STEM’ in this lesson. Sometimes, the stem is called the root or the beginning of a verb. In French the stem is ‘la racine’. It’s always good to know the stem of a verb, and it’s generally super easy to know what the stem is.
- Ils choisissent la statuette. — They’re choosing the figurine.
- Ils finissent leurs courses. — They’re finishing their errands.
The STEM is the infinitive verb without the ending. In our case, the endings are –IR or–OIR. As a result, the stem is: CHOIS(ir), FIN(ir)…
Most –IR verbs – general rules
Most –IR verbs – Most verbs ending in –IR have the following endings added to the stem:
singular
je FIN–is
tu FIN–is
elle FIN–it
il FIN–it
on FIN–it
plural
nous FIN–issons
vous FIN–issez
ils FIN–issent
elles FIN–issent
In context
- Il obéit au chef. …. He follows the chef’s orders.
- Je finis le gâteau. …. I am finishing the cake.
- Nous choisissons un hôtel dans le 6ième arrondissement. …. We are choosing a hotel in the 6th arrondissement.
- Ils réfléchissent à l’offre. …. They are thinking about the offer.
The 10 most common verbs in this category are
- choisir …. to choose
- finir …. to finish
- grandir …. to get bigger
- obéir …. to follow so.’s order, to obey
- punir …. to punish
- réfléchir …. to think about, to ponder
- remplir …. to fill
- réunir …. to gather, to join, to reunite
- réussir …. to succeed
- saisir …. to seize, to type in
Practice – Exercice
Choose your Challenge
Print and translate the sentences from one language to the other. French to English (la version) is easier. English to French (la thèse) a bit more challenging.
Français
- Il obéit au chef.
- Ils réfléchissent à l’offre.
- Je finis le gâteau.
- Nous choisissons un hôtel dans le 6ième arrondissement.
English
- He follows the chef’s orders.
- They are thinking about the offer.
- I am finishing the cake.
- We are choosing a hotel in the 6th arrondissement.
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