Etre - Inflectional Endings of The Three Verb Groups

Inflectional Endings of The Three Verb Groups

1st group 2nd group 3rd group 1st group 2nd group 3rd group
Indicatif (Présent) Subjonctif (Présent)
je e1 is s (x3) e5 e isse e
tu es is s (x3) es5 es isses es
il e it t (d,c4) e5 e isse e
nous ons issons ons ons ions issions ions
vous ez issez ez ez iez issiez iez
ils ent issent ent (nt2) ent ent issent ent
Indicatif (Imparfait) Subjonctif (Imparfait)
je ais issais ais asse isse6 isse6 usse6
tu ais issais ais asses isses isses usses
il ait issait ait ât ît ît ût
nous ions issions ions assions issions issions ussions
vous iez issiez iez assiez issiez issiez ussiez
ils aient issaient aient assent issent issent ussent
Indicatif (Passé simple) Impératif (Présent)
je ai is is6 us6
tu as is is us e is s e5
il a it it ut
nous âmes îmes îmes ûmes ons issons ons ons
vous âtes îtes îtes ûtes ez issez ez ez
ils èrent irent irent urent
Indicatif (Futur simple) Conditionnel (Présent)
je erai irai rai erais irais rais
tu eras iras ras erais irais rais
il era ira ra erait irait rait
nous erons irons rons erions irions rions
vous erez irez rez eriez iriez riez
ils eront iront ront eraient iraient raient

1. In an interrogative sentence, the final e is written é, and is pronounced as an open è . Additionally, the e in je becomes silent. For example: je marche (I walk), marché-je? (do I walk?)

2. The following verbs have the ending -ont: ils sont (they are), ils ont (they have), ils font (they do), ils vont (they go).

3. only in je/tu peux (I/you can), je/tu veux (I/you want), and je/tu vaux (I am/you are 'worth').

4. Verbs in -dre have a final d for the 3rd singular person, except for those ending in -indre and -soudre which take a final t. The verbs vaincre (defeat) and convaincre (convince) are conjugated as vainc and convainc, respectively, in 3rd singular person.

5. The only verbs having this ending are: assaillir (assail), couvrir (cover), cueillir (pluck), défaillir (default), offrir (offer), ouvrir (open), souffrir (suffer), tressaillir (shiver), and in the imperative only, avoir (have), savoir (know), and vouloir (want).

6. Except for je vins (I came), je tins (I held), etc..., que je vinsse (that I come), que je tinsse (that I hold), etc...

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