Present Tense Regular Verbs
French has three main verb groups. Here's the good news: most verbs in each group follow the same pattern!
-ER Verbs (90% of French verbs!)
Example: parler (to speak) - je parle - tu parles - il/elle/on parle - nous parlons - vous parlez - ils/elles parlent
Other -ER verbs: - aimer (to like/love) - travailler (to work) - étudier (to study) - chercher (to look for) - écouter (to listen)
-IR Verbs
Example: finir (to finish) - je finis - tu finis - il/elle/on finit - nous finissons - vous finissez - ils/elles finissent
-RE Verbs
Example: vendre (to sell) - je vends - tu vends - il/elle/on vend - nous vendons - vous vendez - ils/elles vendent