Leçon n°9 – Les verbes du 2e groupe (conjugaison au présent de l’indicatif)

We have learned how to conjugate the verbs of the 1st group (ending with –er), now it is time to learn how to conjugate the verbs of the 2nd group (ending with -ir).

All the verbs of the second group end with –ir, such as:

Exemples	Examples
finir	to finish
choisir	to choose
grandir	to grow, to increase, to get taller
applaudir	to applaud, to clap
réfléchir	to think, to reflect
réunir	to gather, to join

(Be carefull, some verbs ending with –ir do not belong to the 2nd group, but to the 3rd group. Their conjugation is quite different and a little more difficult, we will learn that later on. For the moment, let’s focus on the 2nd group.)

The conjugation of the 2nd group in the present tense is quite easy. As you can see below, the ending is always (-is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent):

finir	to finish
je finis	I finish
tu finis	you finish
il finitelle finit	he finishesshe finishes
nous finissons	we finish
vous finissez	you finish
ils finissentelles finissent	they finish

applaudir	to applaud
j’applaudis	I applaud
tu applaudis	you applaud
il applauditelle applaudit	he applaudsshe applauds
nous applaudissons	we applaud
vous applaudissez	you applaud
ils applaudissentelles applaudissent	they applaud

Please watch this lesson’s video for the pronunciation:

Please find below some new vocabulary:

une fois	one time
par an	per year
une fois par an	once a year
toujours	always
une famille	a family
notre famille	our family
vite	fast, quick
à la fin	at the end
trop	too much

Here are the examples seen in the video:

Nous réunissons notre famille une fois par an.	We gather our family once a year.
Je finis toujours de manger avant ma soeur.	I always finish eating before my sister.
Sophie grandit vite.	Sophie grows fast.
A la fin du show, les enfantsapplaudissent.	At the end of the show, the children applaud.
Je choisis cet appartement.	I choose this apartment
Vous réfléchissez trop.	You think too much.

 This lesson’s test is coming soon 🙂