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.

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