French Present tense Conjugation Patterns

1st verb group

-er

(excludes aller)

2nd verb group

-ir, only ending with present participle -issant

3rd verb group

-everything else (-re,-oir,-ir with -ant present participle, irregular verbs)

Irregular verbs

-do not follow standard conjugation patterns

Conjugation je (-er verbs)

-e

(ex. je parle)

Conjugation for tu (-er verbs)

-es

(ex. tu aimes)

Conjugation for il/elle/on (-er verbs)

-e

(ex. il/elle/on travaille)

Conjugation for nous (-er verbs)

-ons

(ex. nous chantons)

Conjugation for vous (-er verbs)

-ez

(ex. vous ecoutez)

Conjugation for ils/elles/ons (-er verbs)

-ent

(ex. ils/elles/ons demandent)

Conjugation for je (-ir verbs)

-is

(ex. je finis)

Conjugation for tu (-ir verbs)

-is

(ex. tu reflechis)

Conjugation for il/elle/on (-ir verbs)

-it

(ex. il/elle/on reussit)

Conjugation for nous (-ir verbs)

-issons

(ex. nous choisissons)

Conjugation for vous (-ir verbs)

-issez

(ex. vous avertissez)

Conjugation for ils/elles/ons (-ir verbs)

-issent

(ex. ils/elles/ons obeissent)