The verb ouvrir (to open) is irregular in Le Présent :
Although it is an -ir verb, it conjugates like an -er verb!
Conjugation of OUVRIR (to open) in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French
| j'ouvre | I open |
| tu ouvres | You open (one person you know well) |
| il/elle/on ouvre | He/She/One opens - We/People open |
| nous ouvrons | We open |
| vous ouvrez | You open (more than 1 person or formal) |
| ils/elles ouvrent | They open |
These other -vrir verbs follow the same conjugation pattern:
couvrir (to cover)
découvrir (to discover)
recouvrir (to recover / to cover entirely)
rouvrir / réouvrir (to reopen)
redécouvrir (to rediscover)
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See also Conjugate offrir/souffrir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
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