Regular IR Verbs

French: AQA A Level, topic 11.1.6

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):

Je finis - I finish

Je finis - I finish

Tu finis - you finish

Tu finis - you finish

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle finit - he/she finishes

Il/elle finit - he/she finishes

Nous finissons - we finish

Nous finissons - we finish

Vous finissez - you finish

Vous finissez - you finish

  • 'Vous' means:
  • You (plural).
  • You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles finissent - they finish

Ils/elles finissent - they finish

Test yourself on Regular IR Verbs

  • How do you say 'you (plural/formal) finish' in French?

  • Which one of these is NOT a correct form of 'finir'?

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