Verbs ending in -ir that are conjugated like finir (to finish) in the present tense in French

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Verbs ending in -ir that are conjugated like finir (to finish) in the present tense

Reminder: This is how one group of verbs ending in -ir is conjugated in the present tense: 

to sleep: we are sleeping

to open: you open

However, many verbs ending in -ir, such as finir (to finish), grandir (to grow), choisir (to choose), etc., are conjugated in the present tense by removing the -ir ending from the infinitive and adding the endings -is, -is, ‑it, -issons, -issez, -issent: 

You finish your book.

We are growing.

Note: Not all verbs ending in -ir are conjugated like this.



Exercise 1

Conjugate the verbs finir (to finish) and grandir (to grow) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Finir en
Je
Tu
Il finit
Nous finissons
Vous
Ils finissent
Grandir en
Je
Tu grandis
Il
Nous
Vous grandissez
Ils grandissent
Finir en
Je finis
Tu finis
Il finit
Nous finissons
Vous finissez
Ils finissent
Grandir en
Je grandis
Tu grandis
Il grandit
Nous grandissons
Vous grandissez
Ils grandissent
Help me
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Conjugate the verbs finir (to finish) and grandir (to grow) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Finir en
Je finis
Tu finis
Il finit
Nous finissons
Vous finissez
Ils finissent
Grandir en
Je grandis
Tu grandis
Il grandit
Nous grandissons
Vous grandissez
Ils grandissent
Exercise 2

Conjugate the verbs choisir (to choose) and grandir (to grow) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Choisir en
Je
Tu choisis
Il choisit
Nous choisissons
Vous
Ils
Grandir en
Je grandis
Tu
Il grandit
Nous grandissons
Vous
Ils
Choisir en
Je choisis
Tu choisis
Il choisit
Nous choisissons
Vous choisissez
Ils choisissent
Grandir en
Je grandis
Tu grandis
Il grandit
Nous grandissons
Vous grandissez
Ils grandissent
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Conjugate the verbs choisir (to choose) and grandir (to grow) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Choisir en
Je choisis
Tu choisis
Il choisit
Nous choisissons
Vous choisissez
Ils choisissent
Grandir en
Je grandis
Tu grandis
Il grandit
Nous grandissons
Vous grandissez
Ils grandissent
Exercise 3

Conjugate the verbs finir (to finish) and choisir (to choose) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Finir en
Je finis
Tu finis
Il
Nous
Vous finissez
Ils
Choisir en
Je choisis
Tu
Il
Nous
Vous choisissez
Ils choisissent
Finir en
Je finis
Tu finis
Il finit
Nous finissons
Vous finissez
Ils finissent
Choisir en
Je choisis
Tu choisis
Il choisit
Nous choisissons
Vous choisissez
Ils choisissent
Help me
Test yourself

Conjugate the verbs finir (to finish) and choisir (to choose) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Finir en
Je finis
Tu finis
Il finit
Nous finissons
Vous finissez
Ils finissent
Choisir en
Je choisis
Tu choisis
Il choisit
Nous choisissons
Vous choisissez
Ils choisissent

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