There are three groups of verbs in French:The first group: The verbs end in “er” and follow the same conjugation except for “aller” which is a verb of the 3rd group.The second group: This group comprises all verbs that end in “ir” and which their present participle ends in “issant” For example: finir is a verb of the second group because it ends in “ir” and its present participle ends in “issant” : finissant The third group: comprises all the other verbs. We also call them “irregular verbs” because they don’t follow any specific conjugation. For example: prendre, tenir, voir, etc. |
Lesson 3: The verbs ending in “eindre” , “tendre”, “prendre”, et “crire”
A) Verbs ending in eindre conjugate like: peindre
For example: astreindre, atteindre, ceindre, dépeindre, déteindre, enfreindre, éteindre, feindre, geindre, repeindre, restreindre.| Je | peins |
| Tu | peins |
| Il /elle/ on | peint |
| Nous | peignons |
| Vous | peignez |
| Ils/elles | peignent |