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All types of verbs & tenses

All types of verbs & tenses (selection)

Main groups of regular verbs

-ER verbs like CHANTER (to sing)

-IR verbs like FINIR (to finish)

-RE verbs like PRENDRE (to take)

Irregular verbs

ALLER (to go)

S'ASSEOIR (to sit down)

AVOIR (to have)

BATTRE (to beat)

BOIRE (to drink)

CONDUIRE (to drive)

CONNAITRE (to know)

COURIR (to run)

CROIRE (to believe)

CUEILLIR (to pick)

DECOUVRIR (to discover)

DEVOIR (to have to/must)

DIRE (to say)

DORMIR (to sleep)

ECRIRE (to write)

ENVOYER (to send)

ESSAYER (to try)

ETRE (to be)

FAIRE (to do)

FALLOIR (to be necessary)

LIRE (to read)​​

METTRE (to put)

MOURIR (to die)

OFFRIR (to offer)

OUVRIR (to open)

PARTIR (to leave)

PLAIRE (to please)

PLEUVOIR (to rain)

POUVOIR (can/to be able to)

PRENDRE (to take)

RECEVOIR (to receive)

RIRE (to laugh)

SAVOIR (to know)

SORTIR (to go out)

SERVIR (to serve)

SE TAIRE (to stay silent)

​TENIR (to hold)

VENIR (to come)

VIVRE (to live)

VOIR (to see)

VOULOIR (to want)

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-ER verbs present tense

-ER verbs

Even though -er verbs are mostly regular, some common -er verbs are irregular.
Some of these verbs have stem changes and slight spelling changes but still use the regular endings. The verb aller is also completely irregular.

Most -ER verbs are like

CHANTER (to sing)

 

Je chante

Tu chantes

Il/elle chante

Nous chantons

Vous chantez

Ils/elles chantent

Verbs with « é »

Espérer (to hope)

 

J’espère

Tu espères

Il espère

Nous espérons

Vous espérez

Ils espèrent

Verbs with 2 “e”s 

JETER (to throw)

APPELER (to call)

 

Je jette           j’appelle

Tu jettes         tu appelles

Il jette            il appelle

Nous jetons  nous appelons

Vous jetez    vous appelez

Ils jettent       ils appellent

IRREGULAR -ER verb :

ALLER (to go)

Je vais

Tu vas

Il va

Nous allons

Vous allez

Ils vont

Verbs -CER & -GER

COMMENCER (to start)

MANGER (to eat)

 

Je commence         je mange

Tu commences       tu manges

Il commence          il mange

Nous commençons  nous mangeons

Vous commencez    vous mangez

Ils commencent     ils mangent

Verbs in -YER (-AYER -UYER -OYER)

ESSAYER (to try)

ENVOYER (to send)

 

J’essaie                 j’envoie       

Tu essaies             tu envoies

Il essaie                il envoie

Nous essayons       nous envoyons

Vous essayez         vous envoyez

Ils essaient           ils envoient

-IR verbs present tense

-IR verbs

FINIR type

(to finish)

 

Je finis

Tu finis

Il finit

Nous finissons

Vous finissez

Ils finissent

Some more verbs : 

Choisir (to choose)

Saisir (to seize)punit (to punish)

Ralentir (to slow down)

Nourrir (to feed/nourish)

Rougir (to blush)

and a lot more ...

DORMIR type

(to sleep)

 

Je dors

Tu dors

Il dort

Nous dormons

Vous dormez

Ils dorment

Some more verbs :

Partir (to leave)

Sortir (to go out/exit)

Servir (to serve)

Mentir (to lie)

Sentir (to smell/feel)

and a lot more ...

VENIR and TENIR types

(to come & to keep/hold)

Je viens               je tiens

Tu viens                tu tiens

Il vient                  il tient

Nous venons       nous tenons

Vous venez          vous tenez

Ils viennent          ils tiennent

Some more verbs :

Devenir (to become)

Prévenir (to prevent)

Revenir (to come back)

and a lot more ...

-FRIR and -VRIR types

Conjugated like -ER verbs

SOUFFRIR & OUVRIR

(to suffer & to open)

 

Je souffre        j’ouvre

Tu souffres       tu ouvres

Il souffre          il ouvre

Nous souffrons  nous ouvrons

Vous souffrez   vous ouvrez

Ils souffrent     ils ouvrent

Some more verbs : 

Offrir (to offer)

Couvrir (to cover)

Découvrir (to discover)

and a lot more ...

-RE verbs present tense

-RE verbs

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