Regular -IR verbs

Second group regular -IR verbs are similar to first group -ER verbs in terms that all regular -IR verbs can be conjugated in one way. There are not too many common regular -IR that I am aware of. The most common being finir (to finish).

Finir - To finish

Je finis - I finish
Tu finis - You finish
Il/Elle finit - He/She finishes
Nous finissons - We finish
Vous finissez - You finish (formal/talking to more than one person)
Ils/Elles finissent - They finish (Ils for masculine/misex, Elles for feminine)

Another one is choisir - to choose. It is conjugated in the exact same way.

Je choisis - I choose
Tu choisis - You choose
Il/Elle choisit - He/She chooses
Nous choisissons - We choose
Vous choisissez - You choose
Ils/Elles choisissent - They choose

Some others:

grossir - to get fat
agir - to act

If you notice, the ending for Nous, vous, and Ils/Elles is quite similar to regular -ER verbs (ez, ons, ent). One way that I use to remember conjugation (and many others that I will post in the future) is by reversing it with the English conjugation. What I mean is, for example, for I/You in English, "to choose" becomes choose (without s) as compared to He/She where it becomes chooses. In French conjugation, Je/Tu has s in the ending (choisis/choisis) where Il/Elle has no s (i.e. choisit). This might sound a bit confusing but as you go along, you will see that this is also the case other verbs. This might be of no use to you but certainly works for me in remembering the conjugations! I hope that this well help you too!

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