Regular IR Verbs
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 6.1.2
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
Tu finis - you finish
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle/on finit - he/she finishes
Nous finissons - we finish
Vous finissez - you finish
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles finissent - they finish
5 Common IR Verbs
Choisir - to choose
- Je choisis - I choose.
- Tu choisis - you (singular) choose.
- Il/elle/on choisit - he/she/one chooses.
- Nous choisissons - we choose.
- Vous choisissez - you (plural/formal) choose.
- Ils/elles choisissent - they choose.
Agir - to act
- J'agis - I act.
- Tu agis - you (singular) act.
- Il/elle/on agit - he/she/one acts.
- Nous agissons - we act.
- Vous agissez - you (plural/formal) act.
- Ils/elles agissent - they act.
Remplir - to fill (in)
- Je remplis - I fill.
- Tu remplis - you (singular) fill.
- Il/elle/on remplit - he/she/one fills.
- Nous remplissons - we fill.
- Vous remplissez - you (plural/formal) fill.
- Ils/elles remplissent - they fill.
Avertir - to warn
- J'avertis - I warn.
- Tu avertis - you (singular) warn.
- Il/elle/on avertit - he/she/one warns.
- Nous avertissons - we warn.
- Vous avertissez - you (plural/formal) warn.
- Ils/elles avertissent - they warn.
Réussir - to succeed
- Je réussis - I succeed.
- Tu réussis - you (singular) succeed.
- Il/elle/on réussit - he/she/one succeeds.
- Nous réussissons - we succeed.
- Vous réussissez - you (plural/formal) succeed.
- Ils/elles réussissent - they succeed.
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'?
How do you say 'she warns' in French?
Which of the following are NOT the correct forms of the verb?