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The present tense of irverbs is conjugated by removing the IR ending and
adding -is, -is, -it, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent, -issent to the radical verb.
Radical verb for example - Finir - drop the ending ir the remaining part fin is the
radical
SINGULIER PLURIEL
Je Finis –I finish Nous Finissons-we finish
Tu Finis- - you finish Vous Finissez – you finsih
Finit- he/she finishes Ils/elles Finissent – they finish
Choisir ( to choose)
Je choisis-i choose Nous choisissons
Tu choisis- you choose Vous choisissez
Il /Elle choisit- he/she Ils/elles choisissent
chooses