Chapitre Quatre
Irregular -IR Verbs
Exercice 4.12
Irregular -IR Verbs
We have learned the conjugation for regular -IR verbs in the previous chapter, and we have seen some irregular -IR verbs throughout the book. We are going to break down irregular -IR verbs into three basic categories that will help us recognize them and conjugate them properly. Each model verb is conjugated for you as an example and a list of verbs that follow that pattern follows.
Verbs like partir – note the stem is different in singular vs plural
Verbs like découvrir – note: conjugate like -ER verbs
Verbs like venir – note: the stem is different in the “boot”
Exercice 4.12
to leave
to discover
to come
to sleep
to feel/to smell
to go out
to agree to
to lie
to serve
to offer
to suffer
to cover
to open
to contain
to become
to keep/to hold
to obtain/to get
to warn
to come back