IR Verbs

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Author:Author ImageRaed Mohammed

Edu Level: CSEC

Date: Jul 30, 2022

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-The verbs start to get a bit trickier.

Choisir – to choose

Je choisis – I choose Tu choisis – You choose Il/Elle choisit – He/she chooses Nous choisissons – We choose Vous choisissez – You choose Ils/Elles choisissent – They choose

The endings for most of these are highlighted in red.

-However there are a lot of irregulars.

Sortir – to go out

Je sors – I go out Tu sors – You go out Il/Elle sort – He/She goes out Nous sortons – We go out Vous sortez – You go out Ils/Elles sortent – They go out

Mentir – to lie

Je mens – I lie Tu mens – You lie Il/Elle ment – He/She lies Nous mentons – We lie Vous mentez – You lie Ils/Elles mentent – They lie

-As you can see it starts to change around ‘nous’.

Bouillir – to boil

Je bous – I boil Tu bous – You boil Il/Elle bout – He/She boils Nous bouillons – We boil Vous bouillez – You boil Ils/Elles bouillent – They boil

-Hopefully you start seeing the pattern; i.e the stem changes (-s, -s, -t, ons, ez, ent). These just have to be memorized.

Bouillir To boil Je bous I boil Nous bouillons We boil Courir To run Je cours I run Nous courons We run Couvrir To cover Je couvre I cover Nous couvrons We cover Cueillir To pick Je cueille I pick Nous cueillons We pick Dormir To sleep Je dors I sleep Nous dormons We sleep Fuir To flee Je fuis I flee Nous fuyons We flee Mentir To lie Je mens I lie Nous mentons We lie Mourir To die Je meurs I die Nous mourons We die Obtenir* To get J’obtiens I get Nous obtenons

We get

Offrir To offer J’offre I offer Nous offrons We offer Ouvrir To open J’ouvre I open Nous ouvrons We open Partir To leave Je pars I leave Nous partons We leave Sentir To

feel/smell

Je sens I

feel/smell

Nous sentons we

feel/smell Servir To serve Je sers I serve Nous servons We serve Souffrir To suffer Je souffre I suffer Nous souffrons

We suffer

-* are irregulars

Fuir – to flee

Je fuis Tu fuis Il/Elle fuit Nous fuyons Vous fuyez Ils/Elles fuient

Mourir – to die

Je meurs Tu meurs Il/Elle meurt Nous mourons Vous mourez Ils/Elles meurent

Obtenir – to get

J’obtiens Tu obtiens Il/Elle obtient Nous obtenons Vous obtenez Ils/Elles obtiennent

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