Verb groups
French regular verbs fall into three groups :
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group 1 where the infinitive ends in 'er'
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group 2 where the infinitive ends in 'ir'
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group 3 where the infinitive ends in 're'
Fortunately about 80% of French verbs are in the first group and are mostly regular so if you know one, you know how to conjugate lots of verbs!
Group 1
manger (to eat)
habiter (to live)
decider (to decide)
laver (to wash)
chercher (to look for)
arriver (to arrive) |
Group 2
finir (to finish)
sortir (to go out)
partir (to leave)
venir (to come)
choisir (to choose)
dormir (to sleep) |
Group 3
vendre (to sell)
prendre (to take)
attendre (to wait)
répondre (to reply)
entendre (to hear)
perdre (to lose) |
exercise 1
exercise 2
exercise 3
exercise 4
exercise 5
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