Bonjour Amis! In this post we will learn how to conjugate verbs in present form in French.. Regular verbs form the present tense in one of three ways, depending on whether the infinitive of the verb ends in –er, -re or –ir.
We then remove these endings and add different ones depending on which person we are talking about.
-ER Verbs
Jouer – to play
je joue (I)
tu joues (you)
il/elle/on joue (he/she/we/one)
nous jouons (we)
vous jouez (you)
ils/elles jouent (they)
-RE Verbs
Répondre – to answer/reply
je réponds (I)
tu réponds (you)
il/elle/on répond (he/she/we/one)
nous répondons (we)
vous répondez(you)
ils/elles répondent (they)
-IR Verbs
Finir – to finish
je finis (I)
tu finis (you)
il/elle/on finit (he/she/we/one)
nous finissons (we)
vous finissez (you)
ils/elles finissent (they)