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How To Conjugate Regular Present Tense -ir Verbs In French 1) Drop the -ir of the infinitive form 2) Take the stem and add the appropriate  ending for -ir verbs The word finir means to finish. When you add the new ending, it also changes to meaning of the word. For example, when using finir in the je form, you would write je finis, which means I finish.  Je = I          Tu = You (familiar)          Il/Elle/On = He/She/One Nous = We       Vous = You (formal)       Ils/Elles = They 

How To Conjugate Regular Present Tense -re Verbs In French 1) Drop the -re of the infinitive form 2) Take the stem of the word  and add the appropriate  ending  The word attendre means to attend. When you add the new ending, it also changes the meaning of the word. For example, when you change it to the je form, je attend, that means I attend.  Je = I         Tu = You (familiar)        Il/Elle/On = He/She/One Nous = We      Vous = You (formal)     Ils/Elles = They 

How To Conjugate Regular Present Tense -ER Verbs In French 1. Remove the infinitive ending ( -er ) to find the stem of the word 2. Determine the subject pronoun 2. Take the stem of the word and add the appropriate ending  (The STEM of the word WILL NOT CHANGE) The verb parler means to speak . When you change the ending of the word, the meaning is also going to change.  For example,   parler means to speak , but je parle means I speak .                Je = I          Tu = you (familiar)          Il/Elle/On = he/she/one Nous = we            Vous = you (formal)          Ils/Elles = they