Regular Verbs with Infinitives Ending in -IR in French

Verbs in French belong to one of a couple conjugation groups. Most of them belong to the -ER conjugation group, which means their infinitives end in -ER, like parler (to speak), habiter (to live) or essayer (to try), to mention just a few. But there are other conjugation patterns as well. We already talked about verbs whose infinitives end in -RE. Let’s talk about the -IR conjugation pattern today.

Well, some verbs end in –IR in their infinitive forms. Let’s have a look at some examples and see how they are conjugated.

The Conjugation Pattern

Here’s the full conjugation of a regular verb that belongs to this group in Present tense.

choisir – to choose

je	choisis	I	choose
tu	choisis	you	choose
elle	choisit	she	chooses
nous	choisissons	we	choose
vous	choisissez	you (all)	choose
elles	choisissent	they	choose

Other -IR Verbs

This group of verbs isn’t as large as the –ER group. Let’s have a look at some common verbs belonging here:

agir	Il agit vite.	He acts fast.
finir	Vous finissez de travailler.	You finish work.
remplir	Nous remplissons les formulaires.	We fill out the forms.
réussir	Tu réussis à tes examens.	You pass your exams.
grandir	Les enfants grandissent.	The children grow up.

 

Do you know any other -IR verbs? If so, write them down in the comments.