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Er ending verbs

Er ending verbs are the most common type of regular verb in French. To conjugate an er ending verb
in the present tense, you simply remove the -er ending and add the following endings:

je + -e

tu + -es

il/elle + -e

nous + -ons

vous + -ez

ils/elles + -ent

For example, the verb parler (to speak) is conjugated as follows:

je parle

tu parles

il/elle parle

nous parlons

vous parlez

ils/elles parlent

Ir ending verbs

Ir ending verbs are the second most common type of regular verb in French. To conjugate an ir
ending verb in the present tense, you simply remove the -ir ending and add the following endings:

je + -is

tu + -is

il/elle + -it

nous + -issons

vous + -issez

ils/elles + -issent

For example, the verb finir (to finish) is conjugated as follows:

je finis

tu finis

il/elle finit

nous finissons

vous finissez
ils/elles finissent

Re ending verbs

Re ending verbs are the least common type of regular verb in French. To conjugate a re ending verb
in the present tense, you simply remove the -re ending and add the following endings:

je + -s

tu + -s

il/elle + -t

nous + -ons

vous + -ez

ils/elles + -nt

For example, the verb mettre (to put) is conjugated as follows:

je mets

tu mets

il/elle met

nous mettons

vous mettez

ils/elles mettent

Etre and avoir

The verbs être (to be) and avoir (to have) are irregular verbs, but they are very important in French.
They are used in a wide variety of constructions, so it is important to know how to conjugate them.

The verb être is conjugated as follows:

je suis

tu es

il/elle est

nous sommes

vous êtes

ils/elles sont

The verb avoir is conjugated as follows:


**je ai

**tu as

**il/elle a

**nous avons

**vous avez

**ils/elles ont

Exercises

Here are some exercises to help you practice conjugating er, ir, and re ending regular verbs in French:

Conjugate the verb parler (to speak) in the present tense.

Conjugate the verb finir (to finish) in the present tense.

Conjugate the verb mettre (to put) in the present tense.

Conjugate the verb être (to be) in the present tense.

Conjugate the verb avoir (to have) in the present tense.

I hope this helps!

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