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Les verbes réguliers / French regulars verbs :

French verbs have up to six conjugations: one for each person. There are different kinds of verbs: the regular verbs, the irregular verbs, pronominal verbs with a reflexive pronoun and the impersonal verbs. In this lesson we are going to only study the regular verbs conjugated in the present tense.

To conjugate the regular verbs ending with er like chanter ( to sing) you remove the er at the end of the verb and replace with the following:

Pronoun	Ending	chanter	to sing
je	-e	chante	I sing
tu	-es	chantes	you sing
il, elle, on	-e	chante	he/she/ it sings
nous	-ons	chantons	we sing
vous	-ez	chantez	you sing ( plural or formal)
ils, elles	-ent	chantent	they sing (feminine or masculine plural)

Other examples of verbs ending in er that conjugates in the same way:

In English	In French
to dance	danser
to ask	demander
to spend ( money or energy)	dépenser
to play	jouer
to watch, to look at	regarder
to work	travailler
to find	trouver
to visit (a place)	visiter
I spend a lot of money	Je dépense beaucoup d’argent
You watch TV	Tu regardes la télévision
She dances well	Elle danse bien
We play tennis	Nous jouons au tennis
You work a lot	Vous travaillez bien
They ask for information (masculine plural)	Ils demandent un renseignement

To conjugate the regular verbs ending with ir like finir (to finish) you remove the ir at the and replace with the following:

Pronoun	Ending	finir	to finish
je	-is	finis	I finish
tu	-is	finis	you finish
il, elle, on	-it	finit	he/she/ it finishes
nous	-issons	finissons	we finish
vous	-issez	finissez	you finish ( plural or formal)
ils, elles	-issent	finissent	they finish (feminine or masculine plural)

F Other examples of verbs ending in ir that conjugates in the same way:

In English	In French
to act	Agir
to choose	Choisir
to gain weight, get fat	Grossir
to lose weight, get thin	Maigrir
to feed, nourish	Nourrir
to reflect, think	Réfléchir
to grow old	Vieillir
I feed the birds	Je nourris les oiseaux
You gain weight fast	Tu grossis vite
He thinks too much	Il réfléchit trop
They age well (feminine plural)	Elles vieillissent bien

To conjugate the regular verbs ending with re like vendre ( to sell) you remove the re at the and replace with the following:

Pronoun	Ending	vendre	to sell
je	-s	vends	I sell
tu	-s	vends	you sell
il, elle, on	-	vend	he/she/ it sells
nous	-ons	vendons	we sell
vous	-ez	vendez	you sell ( plural or formal)
ils, elles	-ent	vendent	they sell (feminine or masculine plural)

Other examples of verbs ending in re that conjugates in the same way:

In English	In French
to wait (for)	attendre
to to hear	entendre
to melt	fondre
to lose	perdre
to claim, to pretend	prétendre
to give back, return	rendre
to answer	répondre
to sell	vendre
He waits in the car	Il attend dans la voiture
She hears the ocean sound	Elle entend le bruit de la mer
They claim to have a lot of money	Ils prétendent avoir beaucoup d’argent
We answer phones calls	Nous répondons aux appels
You sell beer	Vous vendez de la bière

Exercises

Find the correct verb conjugation for the following sentences:

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