French Verbs

Verbs are words that describe actions or states.
Of course, we use verbs in English as well!

Regular Verbs

There are three types of regular verbs: those ending -er, -ir and -re.

The endings of these verbs follow a regular pattern. Remove the -er, -ir, or -re from the infinitive and add the correct ending.

Irregular Verbs

Unfortuately there are some verbs which do not obey simple rules. Verb tables for these are included in this section - inevitably you will have to try to learn most of these!

avoir être faire aller vouloir pouvoir

devoir sortir dire lire écrire boire

conduire recevoir venir mettre connaître envoyer

But let's see how the simpler regular verbs work first...

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Regular Verbs