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How to Conjugate Regular French -IR Verbs

Now that we have learnt how to conjugate regular French -er verbs, it is time to learn how to conjugate the second group of French verbs, the verbs that end with the letters -ir.

Like with all French verbs, there are regular and irregular -ir verbs (the ones that don’t follow the rules and complicate things for us 😒) but today we will focus on learning how to conjugate regular French -ir verbs in the present tense.

 

It’s a simple 4-step process.

Step 1: Learn the verb endings

Step 2: Identify the verbs and their stems

Step 3: Conjugate!

Step 4: Make sentences because you’re a pro now 😎

 

Step 1: Learn the verb endings

Je  = -is

Tu = -is 

Il/Elle = -it 

Nous = -issons

Vous = -issez

Ils/Elles = -issent

 

Step 2: Identify the verbs and their stems

The verb stem is the word that’s left behind after you take out the ending ‘ir’.

For example:

a. Punir = To punish

“Pun” is the stem while “ir” is the ending

b. Finir = To finish

“Fin” is the stem while “ir” is the ending

c. Réussir = To win

“Reuss” is the stem while “ir” is the ending

d. Remplir = To fill (up)

“Rempl” is the stem while “ir” is the ending

e. Bénir = To bless

“Ben” is the stem while “ir” is the ending

 

Step 3: Conjugate!

Just replace the original -ir ending with the appropriate ending for each pronoun.

 

Punir:

Je  punis

Tu punis 

Il/Elle punit 

Nous punissons

Vous punissez

Ils/Elles punissent

 

Finir:

Je  finis

Tu finis 

Il/Elle finit 

Nous finissons

Vous finissez

Ils/Elles finissent

 

Réussir:

Je réussis

Tu réussis 

Il/Elle réussit 

Nous réussissons

Vous réussissez

Ils/Elles réussissent

 

Remplir:

Je  remplis

Tu remplis 

Il/Elle remplit 

Nous remplissons

Vous remplissez

Ils/Elles remplissent

 

Benir:

Je  benis

Tu benis 

Il/Elle benit 

Nous benissons

Vous benissez

Ils/Elles benissent

 

Step 4: Make sentences because you’re a pro now 😎

a. Pick a regular -IR verb.

b. Think of an English sentence in the present tense

c. Translate to French making sure you use the right conjugation.

 

Examples:

Il benit le Seigneur – He blesses the Lord

Je punis mon mari – I am punishing my husband

SI elle réussit à l’examen, sa mère va l’acheter une voiture – If she passes the exam, her mother will buy her a car

Appelle-moi si vous remplissez le bus – Call me if you fill up the bus

Nous finissons à dix-sept heures – We finish at 5 o’clock

 

P.S. Please note that in French ‘ss’ is pronounced as ‘s’ but an ‘s’ between two vowels is pronounced like a ‘z’

 

Your turn!

Search for other regular -ir verbs online and make sentences with their conjugations in the present tense.

Don’t forget, you have to let us know what the verbs mean just as I did so everyone can learn.

 

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