Regular -ir and -re verbs in the present tense

1 of 9 © Boardworks Ltd 2006
Regular -ir & -re verbs in the present tense
This icon indicates the slide contains activities created in Flash. These activities are not editable.
For more detailed instructions, see the User Guide presentation.
This icon indicates that the slide contains sound.

© Boardworks Ltd 20062 of 9
Regular -ir verbs 1
Regular verbs follow a set
pattern. This means that if
you learn the endings for one
verb, you will be able to use
the same endings on all the
other verbs that belong to the
same group.
What’s a
regular verb?
Do all regular
verbs end in -er?
Not all of them. Apart from -
er verbs, there are two other
groups of regular verbs.
These are -ir verbs (verbs
whose infinitives end in -ir)
and -re verbs (verbs whose
infinitives end in -re).

© Boardworks Ltd 20063 of 9
Je
Tu
Il / Elle
Nous
Vous
Ils / Elles
finis
finis
finit
finissons
finissez
finissent
I finish, I am finishing
You finish, you are finishing
He / she finishes, he / she is finishing
We finish, we are finishing
You finish, you are finishing
They finish, they are finishing
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.

© Boardworks Ltd 20064 of 9
Je
Tu
Il / Elle
Nous
Vous
Ils / Elles
choisis
choisis
choisit
choisissons
choisissez
choisissent
He / she chooses, he / she is choosing
We choose, we are choosing
You choose, you are choosing
They choose, they are choosing
Regular -ir verbs 3
Forming a regular -ir verb is easy. Take
the -ir ending off the infinitive, then you
add on the correct ending for je, tu, etc.
Pouvez-vous conjuguez
le verbe choisir?
You choose, you are choosing
I choose, I am choosing

© Boardworks Ltd 20065 of 9
Regular -ir verbs 4