Nom: ______________________________

Les verbes de ir

Subject Pronouns (who is doing the action)

Singular 1 person 2nd person 3rd person
st

Plural

je = I tu = you il = he elle = she on = one

nous = we vous = you all (to a group of people) ils = they (all boys or mixed) elles = they (all girls)

How to conjugate a verb

We know that in French, you have to change the verb depending on who is doing the action. In order to do that, follow these steps.

1) Start with the original form of the verb, called the infinitive. 2) Take off the ir ending of the verb. 3) Add the new ending for the person, as shown in the table below.

IR Verb
je tu il elle on

-is -is -it

nous vous ils elles

-issons -issez -issent

Here are some examples following the three steps above. Example: I finish = je finis Example: they choose = ils choisissent 1) infinitive: finir 1) infinitive: choisir 2) take off ending: finir fin 2) take off ending: choisir chois 3) add new ending: fin + is finis 3) add new ending: chois + issent ils choisissent

choisir finir grossir maigrir russir russir un examen