Lesson 8 - Grammar 5 - Some verbs ending in -IR
| Examples/ Exemples: |
|---|
| Voulez-vous remplir ces fiches? |
| Oui, je vais les remplir tout de suite. |
In this chapter, we are going to give the forms of the present tense of some infinitives ending in ‘ir’.
Example:
Infinitive: remplir (to fill up or to fill out)
Stem = rempl-
Ending = -ir
The present tense endings for these verbs are:
| Subject
Pronoun / Pronoms sujet |
Stem / Racine |
Ending / Terminaison |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Singular |
je | stem |
-is |
| tu | -is | ||
| il, elle, on | -it | ||
Plural |
nous | stem + iss |
-ons |
| vous | -ez | ||
| ils, elles | -ent |
Notice the ‘iss' added between the stem and the ending in the plural.
Here are some common verbs conjugated on the same pattern:
| Infinitive / Infinitif | French / Français | English / Anglais |
|---|---|---|
| remplir | Elles remplissent des fiches | They're filling out forms. |
| choisir | Ils choisissent la nouvelle route. | They're choosing the new road. |
| rougir | Ils rougissent pour un rien. | They blush over nothing. |
| pâlir | Je pâlis de peur. | I get pale with fear. |
| grandir | Ils grandissent vite. | They’re growing up fast. |
| vieillir | Nous vieillissons trop tôt. | We grow old too soon. |
| grossir | Ils grossissent parce qu'ils mangent trop. | They're getting fat because they eat too much. |
| maigrir | Nous maigrissons quand nous travaillons. | We lose weight when we work. |
| ralentir | Il ralentit à cause de la pluie. | He's slowing down because of the rain. |
| atterrir | Ils atterrissent près d'ici. | They're landing near here. |
| obéir | Elle obéit à ses parents. | She obeys her parents. |
Note: the other ‘ir' ending verbs will be studied in lesson 10 and 11.
