Types of verbs

In French there are three different types of verbs.

First group

This is where most of the French verbs fall into. They consist of verbs that end in -er in the infinitive (unconjugated) form. They are all conjugated in the same way (something we will cover in a later lesson).

Some examples of these verbs are:

Parler (to speak)

Manger (to eat)

Danser (to danse)

Donner (to give)

Second group

This is the second most popular/largest group of French verbs. This group is made up of verbs that end in -ir in the infinitive from. They are all also conjugated in the same way.

Some examples of second group verbs are:

Finir (to finish)

Agir (to act)

Choisir (to choose)

Rougir (to blush)

Third group

This is the group with the least amount of verbs in it. It consists of irregular verbs that don't conform to the first and second verb group conjugation patterns and rules. Each of the verbs usually has a different conjugation. You can tell they are in the third group because they don't end in -er or -ir.

Some examples of third group verbs are:

Tenir (to hold)

Recevoir (to recieve)

Prendre (to take)

Lire (to read)

To test whether you can identify the three different verb groups, take the test below.

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