French verbal tenses

Simple present:
How to form the simple present tense in French

1. Verbs ending in -er:
(The verbs in this group make up for almost 90% of all French verbs.)

*The «e» between word stem and word ending ensures the correct pronunciation from first person singular to third person plural.

2. Verbs with -re ending

*Third person singular equals the word stem of «attend».

3. Verbs ending in -ir

Verbs with the ending «-ir» are divided into two groups according to the following rules:

Group 1 contains verbs with «ss» between word stem and word ending. The «i» of «-ir» is also kept.

Group 2 applies to the same principle as verbs with «-er» ending. There is no «i» in the conjugation.