Regular -ir Verbs

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Verbes du deuxième groupe*

There are several hundred regular French verbs that end in –ir. To conjugate them, remove the infinitive ending and then add one of the following verb endings:

je	-is		nous	-issons
tu	-is		vous	-issez
il	-it		ils	-issent

Par exemple, remplir:

je	remplis		nous	remplissons
tu	remplis		vous	remplissez
il/elle/on	remplit		ils/elles	remplissent

Common regular -ir verbs

abolir		to abolish
accomplir		to accomplish
agir		to act
agrandir		to enlarge, to increase
avertir		to warn
bâtir		to build
bénir		to bless
blanchir		to whiten, to lighten
choisir		to choose
convertir		to convert
définir		to define
établir		to establish
étourdir		to stun, to deafen, to make dizzy
finir		to finish
franchir		to clear (an obstacle)
grossir		to gain weight, to get fat
guérir		to cure, to heal, to recover
investir		to invest
maigrir		to lose weight, to get thin
nourrir		to feed, to nourish
obéir		to obey
punir		to punish
réfléchir		to reflect, to think
remplir		to fill
réussir		to succeed
rougir		to blush, to turn red
saisir		to seize
vieillir		to age, grow old

 Several hundred verbs that end in –ir follow this pattern, but many others (acquérir, courir, partir, avoir, etc) are irregular –ir verbs.

 * French grammarians consider that there are three types of verbs.

 Regular –ir Verbs Quiz

Think you’ve got it? Test yourself on regular –ir verb conjugations with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

• Samedi avec les jumeaux

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 Related lessons

• Irregular –ir verbs
• -IR verb conjugations – PwLF super list
• Present tense
• Introduction to French verbs
   

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