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

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Verbs ending in -ir that are conjugated like ouvrir (to open) in the present tense

Some verbs, such as ouvrir (to open), couvrir (to cover), offrir (to offer, to give), souffrir (to suffer) and verbs derived from these, end in -ir but are conjugated in the same way as verbs ending in -er:

Ouvrir en
J'ouvre
Tu ouvres
Il ouvre/elle ouvre
Nous ouvrons
Vous ouvrez
Ils ouvrent/elles ouvrent
Offrir en
J'offre
Tu offres
Il offre/elle offre
Nous offrons
Vous offrez
Ils offrent/elles offrent

I open the door.

Anna gives Théo a present.

Exercise 1

Conjugate the verbs ouvrir (to open) and offrir (to offer, to give) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Ouvrir en
J'
Tu ouvres
Il
Nous ouvrons
Vous
Ils ouvrent
Offrir en
J'offre
Tu
Il
Nous
Vous offrez
Ils offrent
Ouvrir en
J'ouvre
Tu ouvres
Il ouvre
Nous ouvrons
Vous ouvrez
Ils ouvrent
Offrir en
J'offre
Tu offres
Il offre
Nous offrons
Vous offrez
Ils offrent
Help me
Test yourself

Conjugate the verbs ouvrir (to open) and offrir (to offer, to give) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Ouvrir en
J'ouvre
Tu ouvres
Il ouvre
Nous ouvrons
Vous ouvrez
Ils ouvrent
Offrir en
J'offre
Tu offres
Il offre
Nous offrons
Vous offrez
Ils offrent
Exercise 2

Conjugate the verbs découvrir (to discover) and ouvrir (to open) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Découvrir en
Je découvre
Tu
Il
Nous découvrons
Vous
Ils découvrent
Ouvrir en
J'
Tu
Il ouvre
Nous
Vous ouvrez
Ils ouvrent
Découvrir en
Je découvre
Tu découvres
Il découvre
Nous découvrons
Vous découvrez
Ils découvrent
Ouvrir en
J'ouvre
Tu ouvres
Il ouvre
Nous ouvrons
Vous ouvrez
Ils ouvrent
Help me
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Conjugate the verbs découvrir (to discover) and ouvrir (to open) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Découvrir en
Je découvre
Tu découvres
Il découvre
Nous découvrons
Vous découvrez
Ils découvrent
Ouvrir en
J'ouvre
Tu ouvres
Il ouvre
Nous ouvrons
Vous ouvrez
Ils ouvrent
Exercise 3

Conjugate the verbs couvrir (to cover) and offrir (to offer, to give) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Couvrir en
Je
Tu couvres
Il
Nous couvrons
Vous couvrez
Ils
Offrir en
J'offre
Tu offres
Il
Nous
Vous offrez
Ils
Couvrir en
Je couvre
Tu couvres
Il couvre
Nous couvrons
Vous couvrez
Ils couvrent
Offrir en
J'offre
Tu offres
Il offre
Nous offrons
Vous offrez
Ils offrent
Help me
Test yourself

Conjugate the verbs couvrir (to cover) and offrir (to offer, to give) in the present tense. Click on “Help me” if you get stuck.

Couvrir en
Je couvre
Tu couvres
Il couvre
Nous couvrons
Vous couvrez
Ils couvrent
Offrir en
J'offre
Tu offres
Il offre
Nous offrons
Vous offrez
Ils offrent

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