Regular -ir and -re verbs in the present tense

Regular -ir & -re verbs in the present tense
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Regular -ir verbs 1
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Regular -ir verbs 2
Here is the whole of the verb finir. It
means ‘to finish’ in English, and it is an
example of a regular -ir verb.
Je
finis
Tu
finis You finish, you are finishing
Il / Elle
finit
Nous
Vous
He / she finishes, he / she is finishing
finissons We finish, we are finishing
finissez You finish, you are finishing
Ils / Elles finissent
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I finish, I am finishing
They finish, they are finishing
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Regular -ir verbs 3
Forming
a regular
-ir verb is easy. Take
Pouvez-vous
conjuguez
the
-ir ending
off the infinitive, then you
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choisir?
add on the correct ending for je, tu, etc.
Je
choisis I choose, I am choosing
Tu
choisis You choose, you are choosing
Il / Elle
choisit He / she chooses, he / she is choosing
Nous
Vous
choisissons We choose, we are choosing
choisissez You choose, you are choosing
Ils / Elles choisissent They choose, they are choosing
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Regular-re verbs 1
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attends I wait, I am waiting
Tu
attends You wait, you are waiting
Il / Elle
attend_ He / she waits, he / she is waiting
Nous
Vous
Ils / Elles
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attendons We wait, we are waiting
attendez You wait, you are waiting
attendent They wait, they are waiting
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Regular -re verbs 2
Forming
a regular
-re verb is easy. Take
Pouvez-vous
conjuguez
the
-re ending
off the infinitive, then add
le verbe
répondre?
on the correct ending for je, tu, il etc.
Je
réponds I answer, I am answering
Tu
réponds You answer, you are answering
Il / Elle
répond_ He / she answers, he / she is answering
Nous
Vous
répondons We answer, we are answering
répondez You answer, you are answering
Ils / Elles répondent They answer, they are answering
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Regular –ir and -re verbs
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