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The Verb "to be"4 Topics
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The Verb "to have"3 Topics
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Negative Sentences3 Topics
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The Definite Article3 Topics
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The Indefinite Article3 Topics
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Zero Article3 Topics
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Partitive Articles3 Topics
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Adjectives4 Topics
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The Order of Adjectives3 Topics
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-ER Verbs (present)3 Topics
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Possessive Adjectives3 Topics
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Interrogatives4 Topics
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-IR Verbs (present tense)3 Topics
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Possession3 Topics
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The Verb "to make" "to do"3 Topics
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Weather Expressions4 Topics
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Numbers 1-1004 Topics
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The Date3 Topics
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Telling Time3 Topics
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The Expression "there is" "there are"3 Topics
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The Verb "to go"2 Topics
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The Near Future3 Topics
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The Expression "it is necessary"3 Topics
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Demonstrative Adjectives3 Topics
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Possessive Pronouns3 Topics
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The Verb "to put"3 Topics
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Lesson 15,
Topic 1
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Lesson-French-IR Verbs (present tense)
Stephen Sovenyhazy March 18, 2024
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In Module 12 of A1.1, we learned how to conjugate regular -ER verbs. Remember that a regular verb follows a specific pattern for its conjugation. Irregular verb conjugations are unique.
Another group of regular verbs that we are going to study are -IR verbs, or verbs that end with the letters -ir. To review, the first two steps of conjugating any regular verb are:
- First choose the verb that makes the most sense for the context of your sentence.
- Take off the ending.
In this lesson, the ending we are removing from the infinitive is -ir. Finally,
- Add the ending to the verb’s stem that corresponds with the subject of the sentence or phrase.
Take a look at the following verb chart and example sentences with the -IR verb choisir, meaning “to choose.”
Choisir → Chois…
| Subject Pronoun | Ending | Stem + Ending | Example | Translation |
| Je | -is | choisis | Je choisis le café. | I choose the café. I am choosing the café. |
| Tu | -is | choisis | Tu choisis le musée. | You choose the museum. You are choosing the museum. |
| Il/Elle/On | -it | choisit | Elle choisit le parc. | She chooses the park. She is choosing the park. |
| Nous | -issons | choisissons | Nous choisissons l’église. | We choose the church. We are choosing the church. |
| Vous | -issez | choisissez | Vous choisissez la librairie. | You choose the bookstore. You are choosing the bookstore. |
| Ils/Elles | -issent | choisissent | Ils choisissent le centre commercial. | They choose the mall. They are choosing the mall. |
See the Reading link in this lesson to review a list of some of the most common -IR verbs.