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 |
