Present Tense-

Regular I R Verbs-

We will now learn to conjugate in French several verbs whose infinitives end with the letters i r. Some examples are: finir, choisir, réussir, obéir, réfléchir, and bâtir. In English these verbs mean: to finish, to choose, to succeed, to obey, to think and to build. But what if we want to say or write, I finish, we think, or you choose? This can be done quite easily in French. Note the following examples: je finis, tu choisis, elle réussit, nous obéissons, vous réfléchissez and ils bâtissent. Je choisis may be translated into English in the following ways: I choose, I do choose, I am choosing.

We have already learned that when conjugating a French verb, we always use subject pronouns to clarify who is performing this action: je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils and elles are the subject pronouns we use in French.

Here they are in a chart.

Subject Pronouns-	English Translation-
Je	I
Tu	you (familiar form)
Il, elle, on	he, she, one
Nous	we
Vous	you
Ils	they (masculine)
Elles	they (feminine)

Here are the i r verb endings that correspond to each French subject pronoun.

Subject Pronouns-	I R Verb Endings-
Je	I S
Tu	I S
Il, elle, on	I T
Nous	I S S O N S
Vous	I S S E Z
Ils, elles	I S S E N T

Please note that all of the singular endings sound alike, and that the letters e n t in the third-person plural ending are always silent.

Here is the conjugation of choisir, a commonly used i r verb.

Subject Pronouns-	Conjugation of choisir-
Je	choisIS
Tu	choisIS
Il, elle, on	choisIT
Nous	choisISSONS
Vous	choisISSEZ
Ils, elles	choisISSENT

• Introduction
• Present
• Commands
• Passé Composé
• Imperfect
• Near Future
• Future
• Conditional
• Subjunctive
• Review
• Table of Contents