Regular French -IR Verbs
French Verbs ending in -IR tend to conjugate in a typical pattern similar to the verb finir.
These verbs are known as "regular -IR verbs" or sometimes "verbs of the second group".
(Note that there are certain common verbs ending in -IR that don't conjugate in this pattern, especially -OIR because that is pronounced very differently to -IR, more like "wah" versus "eer". "Voir" for example, doesn't belong to the -ir group.)
Typical verbs that belong to this group are:
| accomplir | to accomplish |
| bâtir | to build |
| choisir | to choose |
| finir | to finish |
| grandir | to grow up |
| grossir | to get fat |
| nourrir | to feed |
| obéir | to obey |
| punir | to punish |
| ralentir | to slow down |
| réfléchir | to reflect |
| remplir | to fill |
| réunir | to reunite |
| réussir | to succeed |