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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