How to conjugate the French verbs

Verbs describe actions, such as to run, to eat or to wash.
All the French verbs are divided into three groups depending on the last two letters of the word.

French verb groups

There are three groups of verbs in French

Group 1 : Verbs ending with "er"
Group 2 : Verbs ending with "ir"
Group 3 : Verbs ending with "re"

The verb will also change depending on its use in time, such as the past, present or future.

Click on the verb in the table below to view all the conjugations of the tenses (past, future etc).

Group 1 : er	Group 2 : ir	Group 3 : re
Aboyer : to bark Acheter : to buy Admirer : to admire Chanter : to sing Commencer : to begin Demander : to ask Emmener : to take Gagner : to win Jeter : to throw Jouer : to play Laisser : to leave Laver : to wash Lever : to lift Manger : to eat Marcher : to walk Parler : to speak Tomber : to fall Toucher : to touch Voyager : to travel	Choisir : to choose Courir : to run Finir : to finish Mourir : to die Remplir : to fill Servir : to serve	Apprendre : to learn Attendre : to wait Construire : to construct Lire : to read Mordre : to bite Vendre : to sell

Understanding the verbs avoir and être

You can also use the verb translator and find the word in French or English.

Tenses

The tenses used in French to place a verb in time:

Présent : The present
Passé simple : The preterite or simple past
Passé compose : The past tense / narration tense
Passé antérieur : The past perfect
Imparfait : The present subjunctive
Futur simple : The future tense
Plus que parfait : The past subjunctive
Futur Anteriéur : Future perfect (an action that will have been completed before a certain point in the future)
Subjonctif present
Subjonctif passe
Subjonctif imparfait
Subjonctif perfect
Conditional present
Conditional passe 1
Conditional passe 2