FRENCH NOTE 23
THIRD GROUP OF VERBS - PRESENT INDICATIVE
I decided to resume the preparation of French Notes. I would like to deal with the third group of French verbs. In what way the third group of verbs are different from those of the first/second groups? Simple! The stem for conjugating the verbs are variable. In other words, these verbs are irregular while the first two groups of verbs are regular. When you know the rules of conjugation, you can conjugate any verb of the first two groups , with some slight variation in the first group. But not so in the case of third group . They are highly irregular. You have to learn their conjugations by heart. In this note, let us learn the conjugations of important third group verbs
The third group verbs generally have the following endings except " aller"
-IR, OIR,RE.
I am taking up in all 60 verbs of the third group. If you master them , you will be thorough with almost any other third third group verb for the reason certain verbs form their own sub - groups while conjugating . You should only know which verbs form such sub-groups . This knowledge , will be acquired by practice and also by referring to good dictionaries which guide you in conjugation .
Now let us learn the conjugation of the verbs in the indicative mood / present tense.
1.Aller- to go
Je vais
Tu vas
Il/elle/on va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils/elles vont
Note how irregular is this verb! This verb is ubiquitous in French . When you start your French they teach you, " comment allez-vous? , Comment ça va? Je vais bien etc.
The radical is not at all regular . So the verb is highly irregular . Don't say that this verb belongs to the first group by noting its endings.
Now let us take up the verbs ending in -IR.
2. Acquérir - to acquire
J'acquiers
Tu acquiers,
Il/elle/on acquiert
Nous acquérons
Vous acquérez
Ils/elles acquièrent
Note the grave accent in the first/second person plural.
"Conquérir " is conjugated similarly.
3. Bouillir - to boil
Je bous
Tu bous
Il/elle/on bout
Nous bouillons
Vous bouillez
Ils/elles bouillent
4.Courir - to run
Je cours
Tu cours
Il / elle/on court
Nous courons
Vous courez
Ils/elles courent
The verbs, " accourir,parcourir,secourir " are conjugated similarly.
5.Cueillir - to collect
Je cueille
Tu cueilles
Il /elle/on cueille
Nous cueillons
Vous cueillez
Ils/elles cueillent
Accueillir ,recueillir are conjugated similarly.
6.Dormir - to sleep
Je dors
Tu dors
Il/elle/on dort
Nous dormons
Vous dormez
Ils/elles dorment
S'endormir is conjugated similarly.
7. Fuir - to flee
Je fuis
Tu fuis
Il/elle/on fuit
Nous fuyons
Vous fuyez
Ils fuient
S'enfuir is conjugated similarly.
8. Haïr- to hate
Je hais
Tu hais
Il /elle/on hait
Nous haïssons
Vous haïssez
Ils/elles haïssent
9. Mentir - to lie
Je mens
Tu mens
Il/elle/on ment
Nous mentons
Vous mentez
Ils/elles mentent
Démentir is conjugated similarly.
10. Mourir - to die
Je meurs
Tu meurs
Il/elle/on meurt
Nous mourons
Vous mourez
Ils/elles meurent
11. Offrir - to offer
J'offre
Tu offres
Il/elle/on offre
Nous offrons
Vous offrez
Ils/elles offrent
Souffrir is conjugated similarly.
12. Ouvrir - to open
J'ouvre
Tu ouvres
Il/elle/on ouvre
Nous ouvrons
Vous ouvrez
Ils/elles ouvrent
Couvrir,découvrir are conjugated similarly.
13. Partir - to leave
Je pars
Tu pars
Il/Elle/on part
Nous partons
Vous partez
Ils/elles partent
Repartir is conjugated similarly.
14. Sentir - to smell
Je sens
Tu sens
Il/elle/on sent
Nous sentons
Vous sentez
Ils /elles sentent
Ressentir is conjugated similarly.
15. Servir- to serve
Je sers
Tu sers
Il/Elle/on sert
Nous servons
Vous servez
Ils/elles servent
Ressortir is conjugated similarly.
16. Tenir - to hold
Je tiens
Tu tiens
Il/elle/on tient
Nous tenons
Vous tenez
Ils/elles tiennent
Abstenir, contenir, détenir , entretenir , maintenir ,obtenir, retenir ,soutenir are conjugated similarly.
17. Venir - to come
Je viens
Tu viens
Il/elle/on vient
Nous venons
Vous venez
Ils/elles viennent
Convenir, devenir,parvenir,revenir, souvenir,prévenir , intervenir. Contrevenir are conjugated
similarly.
18. Vêtir - to dress
Je vêts
Tu vêts
Il/elle/on vêt
Nous vêtons
Vous vêtez
Ils/elles vêtent
Revêtir is conjugated similarly.
Now let us take the verbs with ending -OIR
19. S' asseoir - to be seated
Je m'assieds
Tu t'assieds
Il/elle/on s'assied
Nous nous asseyons
Vous vous asseyez
Ils/elles s'asseyent
Note that the above verb is in the pronomial form of which we shall speak letter.
20. Devoir - must
Je dois
Tu dois
Il/elle/on doit
Nous devons
Vous devez
Ils/ elles doivent
Later we shall study the use of the group of verbs , " devoir, pouvoir , falloir, valoir " .
For the time being , I have given only the conjugation .
21.falloir - to be necessary
Il faut
This verb is conjugated only in third person singular .
22.mouvoir - to move
Je meus
Tu meus
Il/Elle/on meut
Nous mouvons
Vous mouvez
Ils/elles m'ouvrent
Promouvoir , émouvoir are conjugated similarly.
23. Pleuvoir - to rain
Il pleut
For obvious reasons , this verb is conjugated only with " il ". It is an impersonal verb.
24. Pouvoir - can
Je peux
Tu peux
Il/elle/on peut
Nous pouvons
Vous pouvez
Ils/elles peuvent
26. Recevoir - to receive
Je reçois
Tu reçois
Il/elle/on recevoit
Nous recevons
Vous recevez
Ils/elles reçoivent
Concevoir, décevoir are conjugated similarly.
27. Savoir - to know
Je sais
Tu sais
Il /elle/on sait
Nous savons
Vous savez
Ils/elles savent
28. Valoir - to be worth
Je vaux
Tu vaux
Il/elle/on vaut
Nous valons
Vous valez
Ils/elles valent
29. Voir - to see
Je vois
Tu vois
Ils/elle/on voit
Nous voulons
Vous voulez
Ils/elles veulent
Revoir,prévoir are conjugated similarly .
30. Vouloir -to want
Je veux
Tu veux
Il/Elle /on veut
Nous voulons
Vous voulez
Ils/elles veulent
That is all for this note. In the next note, I shall take up verbs ending in -RE.
Learning how to conjugate is a must for writing French correctly. These notes appeal to some English knowing learners. My purpose is served by that. I am not competing with others who are posting other learning materials. I welcome all. Each post has its value.
Au revoir
Sayee Jayaraman
29/01/2015
PS If any inadvertent error has crept in , learners may point out.
No one is infallible.
THIRD GROUP OF VERBS - PRESENT INDICATIVE
I decided to resume the preparation of French Notes. I would like to deal with the third group of French verbs. In what way the third group of verbs are different from those of the first/second groups? Simple! The stem for conjugating the verbs are variable. In other words, these verbs are irregular while the first two groups of verbs are regular. When you know the rules of conjugation, you can conjugate any verb of the first two groups , with some slight variation in the first group. But not so in the case of third group . They are highly irregular. You have to learn their conjugations by heart. In this note, let us learn the conjugations of important third group verbs
The third group verbs generally have the following endings except " aller"
-IR, OIR,RE.
I am taking up in all 60 verbs of the third group. If you master them , you will be thorough with almost any other third third group verb for the reason certain verbs form their own sub - groups while conjugating . You should only know which verbs form such sub-groups . This knowledge , will be acquired by practice and also by referring to good dictionaries which guide you in conjugation .
Now let us learn the conjugation of the verbs in the indicative mood / present tense.
1.Aller- to go
Je vais
Tu vas
Il/elle/on va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils/elles vont
Note how irregular is this verb! This verb is ubiquitous in French . When you start your French they teach you, " comment allez-vous? , Comment ça va? Je vais bien etc.
The radical is not at all regular . So the verb is highly irregular . Don't say that this verb belongs to the first group by noting its endings.
Now let us take up the verbs ending in -IR.
2. Acquérir - to acquire
J'acquiers
Tu acquiers,
Il/elle/on acquiert
Nous acquérons
Vous acquérez
Ils/elles acquièrent
Note the grave accent in the first/second person plural.
"Conquérir " is conjugated similarly.
3. Bouillir - to boil
Je bous
Tu bous
Il/elle/on bout
Nous bouillons
Vous bouillez
Ils/elles bouillent
4.Courir - to run
Je cours
Tu cours
Il / elle/on court
Nous courons
Vous courez
Ils/elles courent
The verbs, " accourir,parcourir,secourir " are conjugated similarly.
5.Cueillir - to collect
Je cueille
Tu cueilles
Il /elle/on cueille
Nous cueillons
Vous cueillez
Ils/elles cueillent
Accueillir ,recueillir are conjugated similarly.
6.Dormir - to sleep
Je dors
Tu dors
Il/elle/on dort
Nous dormons
Vous dormez
Ils/elles dorment
S'endormir is conjugated similarly.
7. Fuir - to flee
Je fuis
Tu fuis
Il/elle/on fuit
Nous fuyons
Vous fuyez
Ils fuient
S'enfuir is conjugated similarly.
8. Haïr- to hate
Je hais
Tu hais
Il /elle/on hait
Nous haïssons
Vous haïssez
Ils/elles haïssent
9. Mentir - to lie
Je mens
Tu mens
Il/elle/on ment
Nous mentons
Vous mentez
Ils/elles mentent
Démentir is conjugated similarly.
10. Mourir - to die
Je meurs
Tu meurs
Il/elle/on meurt
Nous mourons
Vous mourez
Ils/elles meurent
11. Offrir - to offer
J'offre
Tu offres
Il/elle/on offre
Nous offrons
Vous offrez
Ils/elles offrent
Souffrir is conjugated similarly.
12. Ouvrir - to open
J'ouvre
Tu ouvres
Il/elle/on ouvre
Nous ouvrons
Vous ouvrez
Ils/elles ouvrent
Couvrir,découvrir are conjugated similarly.
13. Partir - to leave
Je pars
Tu pars
Il/Elle/on part
Nous partons
Vous partez
Ils/elles partent
Repartir is conjugated similarly.
14. Sentir - to smell
Je sens
Tu sens
Il/elle/on sent
Nous sentons
Vous sentez
Ils /elles sentent
Ressentir is conjugated similarly.
15. Servir- to serve
Je sers
Tu sers
Il/Elle/on sert
Nous servons
Vous servez
Ils/elles servent
Ressortir is conjugated similarly.
16. Tenir - to hold
Je tiens
Tu tiens
Il/elle/on tient
Nous tenons
Vous tenez
Ils/elles tiennent
Abstenir, contenir, détenir , entretenir , maintenir ,obtenir, retenir ,soutenir are conjugated similarly.
17. Venir - to come
Je viens
Tu viens
Il/elle/on vient
Nous venons
Vous venez
Ils/elles viennent
Convenir, devenir,parvenir,revenir, souvenir,prévenir , intervenir. Contrevenir are conjugated
similarly.
18. Vêtir - to dress
Je vêts
Tu vêts
Il/elle/on vêt
Nous vêtons
Vous vêtez
Ils/elles vêtent
Revêtir is conjugated similarly.
Now let us take the verbs with ending -OIR
19. S' asseoir - to be seated
Je m'assieds
Tu t'assieds
Il/elle/on s'assied
Nous nous asseyons
Vous vous asseyez
Ils/elles s'asseyent
Note that the above verb is in the pronomial form of which we shall speak letter.
20. Devoir - must
Je dois
Tu dois
Il/elle/on doit
Nous devons
Vous devez
Ils/ elles doivent
Later we shall study the use of the group of verbs , " devoir, pouvoir , falloir, valoir " .
For the time being , I have given only the conjugation .
21.falloir - to be necessary
Il faut
This verb is conjugated only in third person singular .
22.mouvoir - to move
Je meus
Tu meus
Il/Elle/on meut
Nous mouvons
Vous mouvez
Ils/elles m'ouvrent
Promouvoir , émouvoir are conjugated similarly.
23. Pleuvoir - to rain
Il pleut
For obvious reasons , this verb is conjugated only with " il ". It is an impersonal verb.
24. Pouvoir - can
Je peux
Tu peux
Il/elle/on peut
Nous pouvons
Vous pouvez
Ils/elles peuvent
26. Recevoir - to receive
Je reçois
Tu reçois
Il/elle/on recevoit
Nous recevons
Vous recevez
Ils/elles reçoivent
Concevoir, décevoir are conjugated similarly.
27. Savoir - to know
Je sais
Tu sais
Il /elle/on sait
Nous savons
Vous savez
Ils/elles savent
28. Valoir - to be worth
Je vaux
Tu vaux
Il/elle/on vaut
Nous valons
Vous valez
Ils/elles valent
29. Voir - to see
Je vois
Tu vois
Ils/elle/on voit
Nous voulons
Vous voulez
Ils/elles veulent
Revoir,prévoir are conjugated similarly .
30. Vouloir -to want
Je veux
Tu veux
Il/Elle /on veut
Nous voulons
Vous voulez
Ils/elles veulent
That is all for this note. In the next note, I shall take up verbs ending in -RE.
Learning how to conjugate is a must for writing French correctly. These notes appeal to some English knowing learners. My purpose is served by that. I am not competing with others who are posting other learning materials. I welcome all. Each post has its value.
Au revoir
Sayee Jayaraman
29/01/2015
PS If any inadvertent error has crept in , learners may point out.
No one is infallible.
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