IR verbs

-IR verbs

finir – to finish

réussir – to succeed

choisir – to choose

grossir – to gain weight

maigrir – to lose weight

rougir – to blushgrandir – to grow upagir – to actréagir – to reactobéir – to obeyvieillir – to grow oldétablir – to establishbâtir – to buildguérir – to heal, curepunir – to punishréfléchir – to reflectavertir – to warn

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IR verb conjugation: FINIR

Je finis Nous finissons

Tu finis Vous finissez

Il, Elle, On finit Ils, Elles finissent

-IR verbs

finir – to finish

réussir – to succeed

choisir – to choose

grossir – to gain weight

maigrir – to lose weight

All of these

use thesame endings

as “finir.”

REGULAR –IR VERBSLet’s break it down a little more..

F I N I R

finir

I finish I’m finishing Je finis

finir

He finishes He’s finishing Il finit

Let’s try another ending

So…

To say “I finish the homework.”

Say: Je finis les devoirs.”

BUT

To say “He finishes the homework.”

Say: Il finit les devoirs.

Good news: they’re pronounced the same!

All the subjects:Je finis I finish

Tu finis You finish

Il/Elle finit He/She finishes

Nous finissons We finish

Vous finissez You (plural/polite) finish

Ils/Elles finissent They finish

Try “CHOISIR” (to choose)

Je

Tu

Elle

Nous

Vous

Elles

choisis

choisis

choisit

choisissons

choisissez

choisissent

I choose my friends: Je choisis mes amis.

They’re choosing a book: Ils choisissent un livre.

Try “RÉUSSIR” (to succeed)

Je

Tu

Elle

Nous

Vous

Elles

réussis

réussis

réussit

réussissons

réussissez

réussissent

He passes the test.: Il réussit à l’examen.

We always succeed!: Nous réussissons toujours!