Present -IR verbs

Je finis le déjeuner.
How to French present -IR verbs work?
Verbes en -IR – Présent
Most verbs ending in –IR have the following endings added to the stem
- je/j’ (I) –is
- tu (you sing.) –is
- elle (she) –it
- il (he) –it
- on (we inf.) –it
- nous (we form.) –issons
- vous (you pl.) –issez
- ils (they m.) –issent
- elles (they f.) –issent
In context
- Je finis le déjeuner. -- I am finishing lunch.
- Il obéit au chef. -- He follows the chef’s orders.
- Nous choisissons un hôtel dans le 6ième arrondissement. -- We are choosing a hotel in the 6th arrondissement.
- Ils réfléchissent à l’offre. -- They are thinking about the offer.
10 verbs in this category for you to start with
- choisir .... to choose
- finir .... to finish
- grandir .... to get bigger
- obéir .... to follow so.’s order, to obey
- punir .... to punish
- réfléchir .... to think about, to ponder
- remplir .... to fill
- réunir .... to join, to reunite
- réussir .... to succeed
- saisir .... to seize, to type in
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