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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:
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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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