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French Present Vbs

Present tense endings for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs

EnglishFrench
to speak parler
I speak je parle
you speak (familiar singular) tu parles
he/she/one speaks il/elle/on parle
we speak nous parlons
you speak (polite and plural) vous parlez
they speak ils/elles parlent
to finish finir
I finish je finis
he/she/one finishs il/elle/on finit
we finish nous finissons
they finish ils/elles finissent
I sell je vends
he/she/one sells il/elle/on vend
we sell nous vendons
they sell ils/elles vendent
How does French form the singular (je, tu, il/elle/on) forms of the present tense for -er verbs? je [-er verb stem] + e tu [-er verb stem] + es il/elle/on [-er verb stem] + -e
How does French form the singular (je, tu, il/elle/on) forms of the present tense for -ir verbs? je [-ir verb stem] + is tu [-ir verb stem] + is il/elle/on [-ir verb stem] + -it
How does French form the singular (je, tu, il/elle/on) forms of the present tense for -re verbs? je [-re verb stem] + s tu [-re verb stem] + s il/elle/on [-re verb stem] (no ending)
How does French form the plural (nous, vous, ils/elles) forms of the present tense for -er verbs? nous [-er verb stem] + ons vous [-er verb stem] + ez ils/elles [-er verb stem] + -ent
How does French form the plural (nous, vous, ils/elles) forms of the present tense for -ir verbs? nous [-ir verb stem] + issons vous [-ir verb stem] + issez ils/elles [-ir verb stem] + issent
How does French form the plural (nous, vous, ils/elles) forms of the present tense for -re verbs? nous [-re verb stem] + ons vous [-re verb stem] + ez ils/elles [-re verb stem] + ent
What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose plural present tense endings are -ons, -ez, and -ent? Both -er and -re verbs use these same plural endings.
What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose plural present tense endings are -issons, -issez, and -issent? Only -ir verbs use these plural endings.
What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose singular present tense endings are -e, -es, and -e? Only -er verbs use these singular endings.
What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose singular present tense endings are -is, -is, and -it? Only -ir verbs use these singular endings.
What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose singular present tense endings are -s, -s, and -- (nothing)? Only -re verbs use these singular endings.
What is the stem of the verb parler? parl-
What is the stem of the verb finir? fin-
What is the stem of the verb vendre? vend-
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