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Conjugaison au 3e groupe-tous les temps

These are all verbs ending in -ER (except aller, which is irregular).

Example: chanter (to sing), aimer (to love), marcher (to walk), danser (to dance).

Regular conjugation in the present tense:

Je chante → I sing

Tu chantes → You sing

Il chante → He sings

Nous chantons → We sing

Vous chantez → You (pl.) sing

Ils chantent → They sing

2nd group:

These are verbs ending in -IR that use the -issons ending in the present tense for the first person plural (nous).

Example: finir (to finish), grandir (to grow), choisir (to choose), réussir (to succeed).

Regular conjugation in the present tense:

Je finis → I finish

Tu finis → You finish

Il finit → He finishes

Nous finissons → We finish

Vous finissez → You (pl.) finish

Ils finissent → They finish

3rd group:

All other verbs, which are irregular:

-IR verbs that do not use "-issons" (e.g., partir (to leave), dormir (to sleep), courir (to run)).

-OIR verbs (e.g., voir (to see), recevoir (to receive), vouloir (to want)).

-RE verbs (e.g., prendre (to take), mettre (to put), vendre (to sell)).

And the two auxiliary verbs: être (to be) and avoir (to have).

Examples: aller (to go), faire (to do/make), lire (to read), peindre (to paint), prendre (to take), être (to be), avoir (to have).

All the verbs in the exercise belong to the 3rd group because they are either irregular, end in -OIR or -RE, or are auxiliary verbs.

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