Verbs ending in -ir

French verbs that end in -ir when in the infinitive are a part of the second group. They are all conjugated in the same way.

First, as with the -er verbs, you have to take off the ending to leave the stem of the verb. Take the verb finir (to finish), for example, you take off the -ir ending to leave the stem fin.

Then you add the following endings for the appropriate subject.

For je you add -is

For tu you add -is

For il/elle/on you add -it

For nous you add -issons

For vous you add -issez

For ils/elles you add -issent

So for the example finir:

Je finis

Tu finis

Il/elle/on finit

Nous finissons

Vous finissez

Ils/elles finissent

The same structure can be applied to any verb that ends in -ir (and is not irregular) while in the infinitive.

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