Regular French -IR Verbs
French Verbs ending in -IR tend to conjugate in a typical pattern similar to the verb finir.
These verbs are known as "regular -IR verbs" or sometimes "verbs of the second group".
(Note that there are certain common verbs ending in -IR that don't conjugate in this pattern, especially -OIR because that is pronounced very differently to -IR, more like "wah" versus "eer". "Voir" for example, doesn't belong to the -ir group.)
Typical verbs that belong to this group are:
accomplir | to accomplish |
bâtir | to build |
choisir | to choose |
finir | to finish |
grandir | to grow up |
grossir | to get fat |
nourrir | to feed |
obéir | to obey |
punir | to punish |
ralentir | to slow down |
réfléchir | to reflect |
remplir | to fill |
réunir | to reunite |
réussir | to succeed |