-IR verbs – Present Tense – Today’s French

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.   Connect and Continue   BECOME A MEMBER – FREE TRIAL   . Today’s French . List . Mot du Jour . List . Le Blogue . Tutorials . Newslette...