How to conjugate verbs in present form in French

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)