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French Irregular -IR Verbs: Complete Conjugation Tables

French Irregular -IR Verbs: Complete Conjugation Tables

French irregular -IR verbs conjugation tables

In French there are several types of -ir verbs. The first type of regular -ir verbs add -iss- in the plural nous, vous and ils/elles forms. The second type omit the -iss- in the plural forms and can therefore be called irregular -ir verbs. In addition, the je, tu and il/elle forms end in -s, -s, -t rather than -is, -is, -it. Keep reading to discover the complete conjugations.

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The verbs in the following table follow the standard pattern of irregular -ir verbs with the endings -s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez and -ent.

DORMIR
TO SLEEP
SORTIR
TO GO OUT
PARTIR
TO LEAVE
COURIR
TO RUN
je dors
tu dors
il dort
nous dormons
vous dormez
ils dorment
j'ai dormi
je sors
tu sors
il sort
nous sortons
vous sortez
ils sortent
je suis sorti(e)
je pars
tu pars
il part
nous partons
vous partez
ils partent
je suis parti(e)
je cours
tu cours
il court
nous courons
vous courez
ils courent
j'ai couru
SENTIR
TO SMELL
MENTIR
TO LIE
MOURIR
TO DIE
SERVIR
TO SERVE
je sens
tu sens
il sent
nous sentons
vous sentez
ils sentent
j'ai senti
je mens
tu mens
il ment
nous mentons
vous mentez
ils mentent
j'ai menti
je meurs
tu meurs
il meurt
nous mourons
vous mourez
ils meurent
il/elle est mort(e)
je sers
tu sers
il sert
nous servons
vous servez
ils servent
j'ai servi

The second kind of irregular -ir verbs end in -rir in the infinitive and have the same endings as regular -er verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent. To form the past participle with these verbs, take the -rir off of the infinitive and replace it with -ert.

COUVRIR
TO COVER
DÉCOUVRIR
TO DISCOVER
OFFRIR
TO OFFER

SOUFFRIR
TO SUFFER
je couvre
tu couvres
il couvre
nous couvrons
vous couvrez
ils couvrent
j'ai couvert
je découvre
tu découvres
il découvre
nous découvrons
vous découvrez
ils découvrent
j'ai découvert
j'offre
tu offres
il offre
nous offrons
vous offrez
ils offrent
j'ai offert
je souffre
tu souffres
il souffre
nous souffrons
vous souffrez
ils souffrent
j'ai souffert

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