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Bonjour! Today we will explore how to conjugate regular French verbs ending in -ir and -re in the present tense.
To conjugate a regular French verb, we start with the infinitive, which is the basic 'to' form of the verb. We chop off the last two letters to find the stem. For example, the stem of 'finir' (to finish) is 'fin-', and the stem of 'vendre' (to sell) is 'vend-'.
For regular -ir verbs, we add special endings to our stem. For singular pronouns, we add -is, -is, and -it. For plural pronouns, we add -issons, -issez, and -issent. Watch how the ending swaps onto the stem!
Regular -re verbs have their own set of endings. We add -s, -s, and nothing to the singular forms. For the plural forms, we add -ons, -ez, and -ent. Let's look at how 'vendre' changes when we talk about selling something.
Conjugate the verb 'choisir' (to choose) for the pronoun 'nous' (we). Analyze the steps to find the correct form.
- Identify the verb type. 'Choisir' ends in -ir, so it is a regular -ir verb.
- Find the stem. Remove the -ir ending from 'choisir' to get 'chois-'.
- Identify the subject pronoun. The pronoun is 'nous' (we).
- Recall the regular -ir ending for 'nous', which is '-issons'.
- Combine the stem and the ending. 'Chois-' + '-issons' gives us 'choisissons'. We have successfully conjugated the verb!
