FRERNCH NOTE 22
As promised, now I shall take up second group of verbs. Remember , the first and second group of verbs are called regular verbs because they follow certain rules in their conjugation. I shall further remind you that we are dealing with verbs in indicative mood in the present tense. Don't forget there are in all twenty tenses and six moods. So it is somewhat like a very long tv serial. While the former is entertaining , this will strain you a little. Don't they say , " No pains , no gains " .? I don't believe in learning by fun or amusement . Learning is hard work . Yes you have to slog.
Second group - I R verbs
The infinitive of these verbs end in IR. First they teach you the conjugation of " FINIR " .
Let me state the rule,
1. Remove the ending IR and get the stem.
2. To the stem add the following to get the respective conjugations.
IS, IS, IT, ISSONS, ISSEZ,ISSENT
Finir-to finish
The Stem will be fin
So following will be the conjugation.
Je finis- I finish or I am finishing
Tu finis
Il/elle/on finit
Nous finissons
Vous finissez
Ils/elles finissent
Further , don't think any verb ending in IR belongs to second group. For example ,
"Venir" is not a second group verb.
What are the other second group verbs ? Voici la liste
Accomplir,agir,avertir,choisir,établir,fournir,garnir,grandir,grossir,guérir,jouir,maigrir,
Munir,nourrir,obéir, punir,refraîchir,ralentir,réfléchir ,remplir,réunir,réussir ,rôtir,rougir,saisir,salir,
Subir,trahir
There are very many which I have not mentioned . As you progress in your French , you will learn them. Once you know generally the verbs of different groups, try to identify such verbs after reading a French text. You can take any text and try it. Remember using the language is as important as learning the rules of grammar. Mere learning the rules may bore you to the point that you may give up learning your French . So there should be a judicious mix of different types of activities .
Listen to French news from any of the available stations and as you listen jot down the verbs. Then identify their groups. Ok ?
That is all for now. We shall continue later.
Sayee Jayaraman
1/12/2014
28/01/2015
Bangalore
India
tkjcustoms@yahoo.com
Skype id : sayee49
As promised, now I shall take up second group of verbs. Remember , the first and second group of verbs are called regular verbs because they follow certain rules in their conjugation. I shall further remind you that we are dealing with verbs in indicative mood in the present tense. Don't forget there are in all twenty tenses and six moods. So it is somewhat like a very long tv serial. While the former is entertaining , this will strain you a little. Don't they say , " No pains , no gains " .? I don't believe in learning by fun or amusement . Learning is hard work . Yes you have to slog.
Second group - I R verbs
The infinitive of these verbs end in IR. First they teach you the conjugation of " FINIR " .
Let me state the rule,
1. Remove the ending IR and get the stem.
2. To the stem add the following to get the respective conjugations.
IS, IS, IT, ISSONS, ISSEZ,ISSENT
Finir-to finish
The Stem will be fin
So following will be the conjugation.
Je finis- I finish or I am finishing
Tu finis
Il/elle/on finit
Nous finissons
Vous finissez
Ils/elles finissent
Further , don't think any verb ending in IR belongs to second group. For example ,
"Venir" is not a second group verb.
What are the other second group verbs ? Voici la liste
Accomplir,agir,avertir,choisir,établir,fournir,garnir,grandir,grossir,guérir,jouir,maigrir,
Munir,nourrir,obéir, punir,refraîchir,ralentir,réfléchir ,remplir,réunir,réussir ,rôtir,rougir,saisir,salir,
Subir,trahir
There are very many which I have not mentioned . As you progress in your French , you will learn them. Once you know generally the verbs of different groups, try to identify such verbs after reading a French text. You can take any text and try it. Remember using the language is as important as learning the rules of grammar. Mere learning the rules may bore you to the point that you may give up learning your French . So there should be a judicious mix of different types of activities .
Listen to French news from any of the available stations and as you listen jot down the verbs. Then identify their groups. Ok ?
That is all for now. We shall continue later.
Sayee Jayaraman
1/12/2014
28/01/2015
Bangalore
India
tkjcustoms@yahoo.com
Skype id : sayee49
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