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All 14 Flashcards — Present: -ir & -re verbs
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finir → je / nous
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je finis · nous finissons (to finish) — -ir « finir » type, -iss- in the plural
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choisir → tu / vous
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tu choisis · vous choisissez (to choose) — -ir « finir » type
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réfléchir → il / ils
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il réfléchit · ils réfléchissent (to think / reflect) — -ir « finir » type
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réussir → je / ils
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je réussis · ils réussissent (to succeed) — -ir « finir » type
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vendre → je / il
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je vends · il vend (to sell) — -re type; NO ending on « il »
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attendre → tu / nous
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tu attends · nous attendons (to wait for) — -re type
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répondre → elle / ils
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elle répond · ils répondent (to answer) — -re type
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entendre → j' / vous
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j'entends · vous entendez (to hear) — -re type
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partir → je / nous
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je pars · nous partons (to leave) — « partir » type: drops the -t- in the singular, NO -iss-
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dormir → je / ils
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je dors · ils dorment (to sleep) — « partir » type, NO -iss-
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What endings do « finir »-type -ir verbs take?
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-is · -is · -it · -issons · -issez · -issent — the -iss- appears in nous, vous and ils.
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What endings do « vendre »-type -re verbs take?
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-s · -s · -∅ · -ons · -ez · -ent — note there is NO ending on the il/elle form (il vend).
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How is the « partir » family different from « finir »?
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partir, sortir, dormir, sentir, servir drop the last stem consonant in the singular (je pars, je dors) and take NO -iss-.
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What are the two most common -ir/-re errors?
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Forgetting the -iss- in finir-type plurals (« finons » instead of « finissons ») and adding an ending to the il form of an -re verb (« vendt » instead of « vend »).
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