Irregular Grouping I
All of these irregular verbs have -s,-s, -t, -ons, -ez, and -ent endings. Careful, many of them undergo non-standard stem changes. Learning the stem changes is the challenge to learning these verbs.
rire
je
ris
tu
ris
il/elle
rit
nous
rions
vous
riez
ils/elles
rient
courir
je
cours
tu
cours
il/elle
court
nous
courons
vous
courez
ils/elles
courent
Verbs of this type
| conclure | to conclude | format_list_bulleted |
| courir | to run | format_list_bulleted |
| interrompre | to interrupt | format_list_bulleted |
| parcourir | to pass through | format_list_bulleted |
| rire | to laugh | format_list_bulleted |
| rompre | to break | format_list_bulleted |
| secourir | to help | format_list_bulleted |
| sourire | to smile | format_list_bulleted |
Verbs like dormir, partir
dormir
je
dors
tu
dors
il/elle
dort
nous
dormons
vous
dormez
ils/elles
dorment
Verbs of this type
| dormir | to sleep | format_list_bulleted |
| mentir | to lie | format_list_bulleted |
| partir | to leave | format_list_bulleted |
| sentir | to feel | format_list_bulleted |
| servir | to serve | format_list_bulleted |
| sortir | to leave | format_list_bulleted |
Verbs like vivre, suivre, poursuivre, écrire
vivre
je
vis
tu
vis
il/elle
vit
nous
vivons
vous
vivez
ils/elles
vivent
Verbs of this type
| écrire | to write | format_list_bulleted |
| poursuivre | to pursue | format_list_bulleted |
| suivre | to follow | format_list_bulleted |
| vivre | to live | format_list_bulleted |
The plaire verb
rire
je
ris
tu
ris
il/elle
rit
nous
rions
vous
riez
ils/elles
rient
Verbs of this type
| déplaire | to displease | format_list_bulleted |
| plaire | to please | format_list_bulleted |
Verbs like lire, cuire, traduire
lire
je
lis
tu
lis
il/elle
lit
nous
lisons
vous
lisez
ils/elles
lisent
Verbs of this type
| conduire | to drive | format_list_bulleted |
| construire | to build | format_list_bulleted |
| cuire | to cook | format_list_bulleted |
| détruire | to destroy | format_list_bulleted |
| élire | to elect | format_list_bulleted |
| lire | to read | format_list_bulleted |
| produire | to produce | format_list_bulleted |
| traduire | to translate | format_list_bulleted |
The verbs croire, voir
croire
je
crois
tu
crois
il/elle
croit
nous
croyons
vous
croyez
ils/elles
croient
Verbs of this type
| croire | to believe | format_list_bulleted |
| fuir | to flee | format_list_bulleted |
| voir | to see | format_list_bulleted |
| revoir | to see again | format_list_bulleted |
Verbs like devoir, recevoir, boire
devoir
je
dois
tu
dois
il/elle
doit
nous
devons
vous
devez
ils/elles
doivent
Verbs of this type
| apercevoir | to perceive | format_list_bulleted |
| boire | to drink | format_list_bulleted |
| décevoir | to disappoint | format_list_bulleted |
| devoir | should | format_list_bulleted |
| recevoir | to receive | format_list_bulleted |
The c of apercevoir, recevoir, and décevoir becomes a cedilla, ç, in all but the nous and vous forms. 'Boire' doesn't perfectly fit into this group. The infinitive and the nous and vous forms differ from the others.
recevoir
je
reçois
tu
reçois
il/elle
reçoit
nous
recevons
vous
recevez
ils/elles
reçoivent
boire
je
bois
tu
bois
il/elle
boit
nous
buvons
vous
buvez
ils/elles
boivent
Verbs like joindre, craindre
joindre
je
joins
tu
joins
il/elle
joint
nous
joignons
vous
joignez
ils/elles
joignent
Verbs of this type
| atteindre | to reach | format_list_bulleted |
| craindre | to fear | format_list_bulleted |
| éteindre | to extinguish | format_list_bulleted |
| joindre | to join | format_list_bulleted |
| peindre | to paint | format_list_bulleted |
| plaindre | to complain | format_list_bulleted |
| rejoindre | to rejoin | format_list_bulleted |
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