The Present Tense of Regular -ir Verbs

Le vocabulaire nouveau

The vocabulary in this topic consists of several regular -ir verbs. You will be conjugating these verbs later, so take some time to practice these terms until you are comfortable pronouncing them without the narrator.

French	English
grandir	to grow
grossir	to gain weight
maigrir	to lose weight
réfléchir (à)	to think over, consider
réussir (à)	to succeed, to pass (a test)
rougir	to blush
choisir	to choose
finir	to finish

Look at the vocabulary above, specifically the verbs réfléchir à and réussir à. You may have noticed that they each have à after them. The à is not actually a part of these verbs; however, you need to include the à whenever you use these verbs.

Conjugating Regular -ir Verbs

In this activity, you will learn how to conjugate regular -ir verbs. The rules of grammar covered in this activity apply to all of the terms introduced in this topic. This means you will be adding eight new verbs to your personal French vocabulary. Click the player to begin.

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The Present Tense of Regular -ir Verbs Review

Now that you have studied regular -ir verbs and learned how to conjugate them, it is time to review. This non-graded interactivity consists of a fill-in-the-blank portion and a matching portion. You will be able to review your answers after you submit them. Click the player to begin.