Inflectional Endings of The Three Verb Groups
1st group | 2nd group | 3rd group | 1st group | 2nd group | 3rd group | ||||
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Indicatif (Présent) | Subjonctif (Présent) | ||||||||
je | e1 | is | s (x3) | e5 | e | isse | e2.1 | ||
tu | es | is | s (x3) | es5 | es | isses | es2.1 | ||
il | e | it | t (d,c4) | e5 | e | isse | e2.3 | ||
nous | ons | issons | ons2.1 | ons | ions | issions | ions | ||
vous | ez | issez | ez (es2.2) | ez | iez | issiez | iez | ||
ils | ent | issent | ent (nt2) | ent | ent | issent | ent | ||
Indicatif (Imparfait) | Subjonctif (Imparfait) | ||||||||
je | ais | issais | ais | asse | isse6 | isse6 | usse6 | ||
tu | ais | issais | ais | asses | isses | isses | usses | ||
il | ait | issait | ait | ât | ît | ît | ût | ||
nous | ions | issions | ions | assions | issions | issions | ussions | ||
vous | iez | issiez | iez | assiez | issiez | issiez | ussiez | ||
ils | aient | issaient | aient | assent | issent | issent | ussent | ||
Indicatif (Passé simple) | Impératif (Présent) | ||||||||
je | ai | is | is6 | us6 | |||||
tu | as | is | is | us | e | is | s | e5 | |
il | a | it | it | ut | |||||
nous | âmes | îmes | îmes | ûmes | ons | issons | ons | ons | |
vous | âtes | îtes | îtes | ûtes | ez | issez | ez | ez | |
ils | èrent | irent | irent | urent | |||||
Indicatif (Futur simple) | Conditionnel (Présent) | ||||||||
je | erai | irai | rai | erais | irais | rais | |||
tu | eras | iras | ras | erais | irais | rais | |||
il | era | ira | ra | erait | irait | rait | |||
nous | erons | irons | rons | erions | irions | rions | |||
vous | erez | irez | rez | eriez | iriez | riez | |||
ils | eront | iront | ront | eraient | iraient | raient |
1. In an interrogative sentence, the final e is written é, and is pronounced as an open è . Additionally, the e in je becomes silent. For example: je marche (I walk), marché-je? (do I walk?)
2. The following verbs have the ending -ont: ils sont (they are), ils ont (they have), ils font (they do), ils vont (they go).
2.1. Only the verb être has irregular endings here: nous sommes (we are), que je soi-s (that I be), que tu soi-s (that you be).
2.2. The following verbs (and their derivatives) have the ending -es: vous êtes (you are), vous faites (you do), vous dites (you tell).
2.3. Only the verbs être and avoir take a final t: que il/elle soi-t (that he/she be), que il/elle ai-t (that he/she have).
3. Only in je/tu peux (I/you can), je/tu veux (I/you want), and je/tu vaux (I am/you are 'worth').
4. Verbs in -dre have a final d for the 3rd singular person, except for those ending in -indre and -soudre which take a final t. The verbs vaincre (defeat) and convaincre (convince) are conjugated as vainc and convainc, respectively, in 3rd singular person.
5. The only verbs having this ending are: assaillir (assail), couvrir (cover), cueillir (pluck), défaillir (default), offrir (offer), ouvrir (open), souffrir (suffer), tressaillir (shiver), and in the imperative only, avoir (have), savoir (know), and vouloir (want).
6. Except for je vins (I came), je tins (I held), etc..., que je vinsse (that I come), que je tinsse (that I hold), etc...
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