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 ending in “eindre”, “tendre”, “prendre”, and “crire”.
The verbs conjugating like “peindre’ are: astreindre, atteindre, ceindre, dépeindre, déteindre, enfreindre, éteindre, feindre, geindre, repeindre, restreindre
Verbs ending in “eindre”
To conjugate the verbs ending in “eindre” into the imperfect tense, we remove “ndre” and replace it with “gnais, gnais, gnait, gnions, gniez, gnaient”. All the verbs ending in “eindre” conjugate like the verb “peindre”.| Je | peignais |
| Tu | peignais |
| Il /elle/ on | peignait |
| Nous | peignions |
| Vous | peigniez |
| Ils/elles | peignaient |
The verbs conjugating like “peindre’ are: astreindre, atteindre, ceindre, dépeindre, déteindre, enfreindre, éteindre, feindre, geindre, repeindre, restreindre