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Verbes réguliers en -ir et en -re

Les verbes réguliers en -ir

The second class of verbs  within French are the -ir verbs.

Here’s the conjugation of the -ir verb finir (to finish).

Practice

Liste des verbes réguliers en -ir

abolir to abolish guérir to cure, to heal, to recover
agir to act maigrir to lose weight, to get thin
avertir to warn nourrir to feed, to nourish
bâtir to build obéir to obey
brunir to get a tan, to brown punir to punish
choisir to choose réfléchir to reflect, to think
démolir to demolish remplir to fill
établir to establish réussir to succeed
étourdir to stun, to make dizzy rougir to blush, to turn red
finir to finish verdir to turn green
grossir to gain weight, to get fat vieillir to grow old

Les verbes réguliers en -re

The third class of verbs  within French are the -re verbs.

Practice

Liste des verbes réguliers en -re

attendre to wait pendre to hang, to suspend
confondre to confuse perdre to lose
correspondre to correspond prétendre to claim
défendre to defend rendre to give back, to return
dépendre to depend répandre to spread, to scatter
descendre to descend, to go down répondre to answer
entendre to hear surprendre to suspend
étendre to stretch tordre to twist
fondre to melt vendre to sell
mordre to bite

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