In French, most verbs ending in -ir conjugate as follows in Le Présent (Indicatif).
Learn how to conjugate most verbs ending in -ir in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French
| new ending | finir (to finish) | choisir (to choose) | |
| Je | -is | finis | choisis |
| Tu | -is | finis | choisis |
| Il/elle/on | -it | finit | choisit |
| Nous | -issons | finissons | choisissons |
| Vous | -issez | finissez | choisissez |
| Ils/elles | -issent | finissent | choisissent |
Listen to these examples with finir:
Note that the verb répartir is NOT a derivative of partir, but shares its root with the word repartition, and does follow the regular -IR conjugation.
Pronunciation guide
In the singular forms, the -s and -t of finis and finit are silent.
All three persons endings are pronounced [ee].
In the plural, the -ent part of the -issent ending is silent. You pronounce [eess].
Grammar jargon
The infinitive of the verb is the unconjugated verb e.g. finir (to finish) as opposed to a conjugated form like je finis (I finish).
The stem of the infinitive is the part before the -er, -ir, or -re ending.
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