The verbs of the third group are called irregular verbs because they don’t follow the same conjugation as the verbs of the first and the second groups. Their conjugation varies according to their roots. In this lesson, we will study the verbs conjugating like:
sentir,
connaître,
construire, and
faire.
Verbs conjugating like sentir
To conjugate the verbs conjugating like “sentir” into the imperfect tense, we remove “ir” at the end of the verb and replace it with “ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient”.
Je | sentais |
Tu | sentais |
Il /elle/ on | sentait |
Nous | sentions |
Vous | sentiez |
Ils/elles | sentaient |
The verbs conjugating like “sentir” are
consentir,
démentir,
mentir,
pressentir,
ressentir,
sortir.
En embrassant sa fille, il montrait à tout le monde qu’il consent
ait à son mariage avec le fils de son ennemi juré.
By kissing his daughter, he showed everybody that he agreed to her marriage to the son of his sworn enemy.
Tout le monde les accusait d’être à l’origine de l’incendie, mais ils dément
aient toujours les faits.
Everybody accused them of causing the fire, but they always denied the facts.
Nous étions des enfants parfaits : nous étions sages, polis, propres et nous ne ment
ions jamais.
We were perfect children: we were good, polite, clean and we never lied. Verbs conjugating like connaître
To conjugate the verbs conjugating like “connaître” into the imperfect tense, we remove “tre” at the end of the verb and replace it with “ssais, ssais, ssait, ssions, ssiez, ssaient”.
Je | connaissais |
Tu | connaissais |
Il /elle/ on | connaissait |
Nous | connaissions |
Vous | connaissiez |
Ils/elles | connaissaient |
The verbs conjugating like
connaître are
apparaître,
comparaître,
disparaître,
méconnaître,
paraître,
réapparaître,
reconnaître.