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By:Betsy Potter. Les Verbes Comme Choisir. Choisir. Choisir is a regular – ir verb It means to choose Here is its conjugation in the present tense. Je choisis Nous choisissons Tu choisis Vous choisissez Il/ elle choisit Ils / Elles choisissent.
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By:Betsy Potter Les VerbesCommeChoisir
Choisir • Choisir is a regular –ir verb • It means to choose • Here is its conjugation in the present tense. • Je choisis Nous choisissons • TuchoisisVouschoisissez • Il/ellechoisitIls/Elleschoisissent
Nous choisissons de voyager ce weekend. • We choose to travel this weekend. Je choisi de finirmes devoirs. I choose to finish my homework. Elle choisit la robe. She chooses the dress.
Other –ir verbs • Here are some examples of other regular –ir verbs. • Finir to finish • Réfléchir to think • Agir to act • Obéir to obey • Réagir to react • Réussir to succeed; to pass a test/class
Mon petit-ami ne m’obéit pas. • My boyfriend does not obey me. Nous réussissonsà nosprojets! We passed our projects! Tufinis ton examenà temps. You finish your test on time.
Verbs derived from adjectives • There are a number of regular –ir verbs that come from adjectives. • For example: Adjective -ir Verb = Grand(e) grandirto grow (up) Rouge rougir to redden, blush Maigremaigrir to lose weight Gros(se) grossir to gain weight
Tumangestrop; tugrossis! You eat too much; you are gaining weight! Nous jouons au foot beaucoup; nous maigrissons. We play a lot of soccer; we are losing weight. Je rougisquandil me parle. I blush when he speaks to me. Quand je grandis, je veuxêtre un professeur. When I grow up, I want to be a teacher.