What tense is Finir?
Sample verb finir – to finish
| Tenses (indicative) : | ||
|---|---|---|
| Person | Present (I finish, I am finishing) | Future (I will finish ) |
| 1st singular. | je finis | je finirai |
| 2nd singular | tu finis | tu finiras |
| 3rd singular | il elle on finit | il (..) finira |
What are the French past tenses?
Five past forms, which are imparfait (imperfect), passé composé (compound past), passé simple (simple past), plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) and passé antérieur (anterior past).
How is the imparfait formed?
How to Conjugate Verbs in the Imparfait:
- The stem consists of the first-person plural (nous) form of the present tense without the o n s ending.
- Add the following endings to the stem: a i s, a i s, a i t, i o n s, i e z, a i e n t. All of the singular and the third-person plural endings are pronounced the same way.
What is the imperfect tense in French?
What is l’imparfait? L’imparfait (the imperfect) is a French past tense. It describes states and actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past. The imperfect can correspond to the English simple past tense, but also to structures such as used to and would and even the past progressive.
How to use finir conjugation in the past tense?
To form the past tense passé composé, you will need the subject pronoun, the auxiliary verb avoir, and the past participle fini. Nous avons fini le travail. Oui, je l’ai fini.
What does the word finir mean in French?
The French verb finir means ” to finish,” “to end,” or “to complete” and it is conjugated as a regular -ir verb.
When to use finir and avoir in the past tense?
The past tense passé composé is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir, and the past participle fini. Though finir is most often used with avoir in compound tenses as discussed, it can be used with être as well. This happens in the third person impersonal or with inanimate objects.
Are there any irregular verbs in type 2 finir?
There are a number of common – and less common – verbs in ir that are not conjugated according to the standard type 2 finir model . See Irregular verbs in -ir ► 1.