Conjugate regular -ir verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
Learn how to conjugate regular -IR verbs in Le Passé Composé.
Conjugation of FINIR(to finish) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French
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REGULAR -IR VERB |
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j' |
ai fini |
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tu |
as fini |
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il / elle / on |
a fini |
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nous |
avons fini |
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vous |
avez fini |
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ils/elles |
ont fini |
Regular -IR verbs are easy to conjugate in Le Passé Composé :
avoir in Le Présent + past participle
To form the past participle of regular -ir verbs, simply replace the -ir ending of the infinitive form with -i:
finir (to finish) -> fini (finished)
choisir (to choose) -> choisi (chosen)
remplir (to fill in) -> rempli (filled in)
dormir (to sleep) -> dormi (slept)
servir (to serve) -> servi (served)
etc
ATTENTION:
Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb:
Il a choisi l'écharpe bleue.He chose the blue scarf.
Elle a choisi l'écharpe bleue.She chose the blue scarf.
Here are more examples to listen to:
J'ai choisi la robe bleue.I chose the blue dress.
Tu as minci depuis l'année dernière.You lost weight since last year.
Il a fini ses devoirs.He finished his homework.
Nous avons nourri nos chiens.We fed our dogs.
Vous avez puni votre fils.You grounded your son.
Ils ont réussi à la convaincre.They managed to convince her.
See also Conjugate regular -er verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé) and Conjugate regular -dre verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
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