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      • French Irregular – IR Verbs

      French Irregular – IR Verbs

      • Date November 30, 2015

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      French irregular –IR verbs fall into three categories: ones that use regular –ER conjugations, ones that follow a second set of –IR conjugations, and ones that have their own unique sets of conjugations. The first two groups simply require learning the “new” rules of conjugation and which verbs fall into which category. There’s no shortcut for the final category of irregular –IR verbs. You’ll need to learn the conjugations for each of these on a verb by verb basis.

      –IR Verbs Are Conjugated Like –ER Verbs
      For verbs such as couvrir, cueillir, découvrir, offrir, ouvrir, and souffrir, use regular –ER endings instead of –IR endings
      Pronoun               Ending          Cueillir – To pick              Ouvrir – To open

      je                                   -e                           cueille                                        ouvre
      tu                                   -es                        cueilles                                       ouvres
      il, elle, on                      -e                         cueille                                         ouvre
      nous                             -ons                      cueillons                                    ouvrons
      vous                               -ez                       cueillez                                        ouvrez
      ils, elles                        -ent                      cueillent                                      ouvrent
      Verbs that Follow the Alternate Set of Conjugations
      Some irregular –IR verbs, including dormir, mentir, partir, sentir, servir, and sortir, use the following set of conjugations. Drop the final letter of the stem in singular conjugations.

      Pronoun                  Ending               Partir – To go                  Sortir – To exit

      je                                        -s                             pars                                         sors
      tu                                       -s                             pars                                          sors
      il, elle, on                         -t                             part                                           sort
      nous                                  -ons                      partons                                    sortons
      vous                                  -ez                          partez                                      sortrez
      ils, elles                            -ent                        partent                                    sortent

      Verbs with Unique Conjugations
      Asseoir, courir, devoir, falloir, mourir, pleuvoir, pouvoir, recevoir, savoir, tenir, valoir, venir, voir, and vouloir don’t follow either of the conjugation patterns discussed above. You’ll need to memorize the unique conjugations for each of these irregular –IR verbs.

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