4.1.3

Regular IR Verbs

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Regular IR Verbs in the Present Tense

For French verbs that end in IR, you need to remove the IR and add the endings for each person. Here is the example for 'finir' (to finish):

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Tu finis - you finish

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
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Vous finissez - you finish

  • 'Vous' means:
    • You (plural).
    • You (singular, formal).

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4Common Tenses

4.1Present Tense

4.2Perfect Tense

4.3Imperfect Tense

4.4Imperfect vs Perfect

4.5Future Tense

5Advanced Tenses

6Extra Grammar

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