Verbes du deuxième groupe

Bon Jour

Today we are going to continue studying the verbal group in French on their present tense.


Previously we have worked on the first group (verbs ending on -er).  Today we are going to work on the verbs of the second group which means, the verbs that end on ir on their infinitive form.

When you want to conjugate the verbs of the second group you just need to eliminate the last two letters (ir) and add the following letters to the ending:

Subject	Ending
Je	-is
Tu	-is
Il/Elle	-it
Nous	-issons
Vous	-issez
Ils/Elles	-issent

This is a short list of some of the most common Second Group French verbs:


abolir, aboutir, abrutir, accomplir, (s') accroupir, adoucir, affaiblir, affermir, affranchir, agir, agrandir, alourdir, alunir, amerrir, anéantir, aplanir, aplatir, appauvrir, applaudir, approfondir, arrondir, , assainir, assombrir, assoupir, assourdir, attendrir, atterrir, avertir, bâtir, blanchir, blêmir, (re)bondir, brandir, brunir, chérir, choisir, compatir, convertir, définir, dégourdir, démolir, démunir, désobéir, divertir, ducir, éblouir, éclaircir, élargir, embellir, endurcir, engloutir, engourdir, enlaidir, enrichir, envahir, épaissir, épanouir, établir, étourdir, (s') évanouir, faiblir, finir, fleurir, fournir, fraîchir, franchir, frémir, garantir, gémir, grandir, gravir, grossir, guérir, intervertir, investir, jaillir, jaunir, maigrir, mincir, moisir, munir, mûrir, noircir, nourrir, obéir, obscurcir, pâlir, périr, pourrir, punir, raccourcir, rafraîchir, raidir, rajeunir, ralentir, réagir, réfléchir, refroidir, réjouir, remplir, resplendir, rétablir, retentir, rétrécir, réunir, réussir, rougir, saisir, salir, subir, surgir, trahir, unir, verdir, vernir, vieillir, vomir 


Some verbs ending on -ir are however part of the third group because they are irregular.


Let’s make an example.  We take the verb “Finir” (To Finish).  We eliminate the last two letters and we start conjugating it:

Je finis

Tu finis

Il finit

Nous finissons

Vous finissez

Ils finissent

Now it’s up to you.  Try to conjugate the following verbs:

·        Rougir (To turn red)

·        Définir (To define)

·       Unir (To unite)

·       Choisir (To chose)

Au revoir!