French has three different types of regular verbs: -er, -ir, and -re verbs. To conjugate, drop the -er, -ir, or -re to find the "stem" or "root". Add endings to the root based on the subject and tense, as demonstrated below for the present tense. Conjugations for jouer (to play), finir (to finish), and attendre (to wait) are shown as examples.

-er verbs

 je

 -e

 joue

 tu

 -es

 joues

 il

 -e

 joue

 nous

 -ons

 jouons

 vous

 -ez

 jouez

 ils

 -ent

 jouent

-ir verbs

 je

 -is

 finis

 tu

 -is

 finis

 il

 -i

 fini

 nous

 -issons

 finissons

 vous

 -issez

 finissez

 ils

 -issent

 finissent

-re verbs

 je (j')

 -s

 attends

 tu

 -s

 attends

 il

 -

 attend

 nous

 -ons

 attendons

 vous

 -ez

 attendez

 ils

 -ent

 attendent

Note: In all conjugations, je changes to j ' when followed by a vowel. Example: J'attends. Also, as a rule of thumb: "h" is considered a vowel; as in "J'habite...".

Grammar- Faire

The verb faire is translated to to do or to make. It is irregularly conjugated (it does not count as a regular -re verb) as follows:

faire

 je

 fais

 tu

 fais

 il

 fait

 nous

 faisons

 vous

 faites

 ils

 font

The third person form of faire (il fait) can also be used to describe weather conditions as follows (This form is called impersonal form):

 Il fait beau.

 The weather is nice.

 Il fait mauvais.

 The weather is bad.

 Il fait chaud.

 It is hot.

 Il fait froid.

 It is cold.

 Il fait frais.

 It is cool.

 Il fait humide.

 It is wet.

 Il fait sec.

 It is dry.

Grammar - Avoir

The verb avoir translates to to have. It is not a regular -ir verb; it is irregularly conjugated.

avoir

 j'

 ai

 tu

 as

 il 

 a

 nous

 avons

 vous

 avez

 ils

 ont