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