Conjugating -ER, -RE, and -IR French Regular Verbs
-RE Verbs
Another type of verb in the french language are verbs that end in -RE. For example:
- attendre-to wait
- rendre-to return
- fondre-to melt
Endings that replace -RE:
- Je -s
- Tu -s
- Il/Elle - (nothing)
- Nous -ons
- Vous -ez
- Ils/Elles -ent
For example:
Fondre
- Je fonds
- Tu fonds
- Il/Elle fond
- Nous fondons
- Vous fondez
- Ils/Elles fondent
-ER verbs
Most verbs in the french language are er verbs. This just means that they end in -ER.
For example:
- aimer- to like
- marcher- to walk
- manger- to eat
- acheter-to buy
You conjugate a verb according to its pronoun:
- Je- I
- Tu- You
- Il- He
- Elle- She
- Nous- We
- Vous- You (Plural)
- Ils- They (referring to boys or boys and girls)
- Elles-They (referring to girls)
To conjugate a regular verb you remove the ending and replace it with the ending that matches the pronoun.
Endings for -ER verbs:
- Je -e
- Tu -es
- Il/Elle -e
- Nous -ons
- Vous -ez
- Ils/Elles -ent
For example:
Aimer
- J'aime
- Tu aimes
- Il/Elle aime
- Nous aimons
- Vous aimez
- Ils/Elles aiment
-IR Verbs
The final types of regular french verbs are verbs that end in -IR. For example:
- choisir- to choose
- finir- to finish
- rèussir- to succeed
Endings that replace -IR:
- Je -is
- Tu -is
- Il/Elle -it
- Nous -issons
- Vous -issez
- Ils/Elles -issent
For example:
Choisir
- Je choisis
- Tu choisis
- Il/Elle choisit
- Nous choisissons
- Vous choisissez
- Ils/Elles choisissent