3 Irregular French Verbs
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In the present tense, the irregular –re verbs dire (to say, tell), écrire (to write), and lire (to read) are conjugated mostly* according to the same pattern:
1. For singular conjugations (je, tu, il/elle/on), remove –re to find the stem and add the endings.
2. For plural conjugations (nous, vous, ils/elles), the stems are dis, écriv, and lis, respectively.
| Endings | Dire | Écrire | Lire | |||
| -s | je dis | j’écris | je lis | |||
| -s | tu dis | tu écris | tu lis | |||
| -t | il dit | il écrit | il lit | |||
| -ons | nous disons | nous écrivons | nous lisons | |||
| -ez | vous dites* | vous écrivez | vous lisez | |||
| -ent | ils disent | ils écrivent | ils lisent |
* Except for the vous form of dire.
Derivatives (décrire, relire, etc) follow the same pattern.
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