2torial #0665: Learn2 Get By In French (Continued) Go deeper into the verb forest There are three types of verb endings: -ir, -er, and -re. Avoir (to have) and être (to be) are irregular verbs, which means they are conjugated differently. Here they are in the present tense: English French Pronunciation to have avoir a vwahr I have j'ai zhay you have (sing) tu as too ah he/she has il/elle a eel/ell ah we have nous avons noo zah voe(n) you have (pl) vous avez voo sah vay they have ils/elles ont eel/ell zoe(n) to be etre EH truh I am je suis zyuh swee you are (sing) tu es too ay he/she is il, elle est eel/ell eh we are nous sommes noo sum you are (pl) vous êtes voo zet they are ils/elles sont eel /ell soe(n) Below are three examples of regular verb conjugations, one for each type of verb ending, all in the present tense: English French Pronunciation to eat manger mah(n) ZYAY I eat je mange zyuh mah(n)zh you eat (sing) tu manges too mah(n)zh he/she eats il/elle mange eel/ ell mah(n)zh we eat nous mangeons noo mah(n) ZYOE( n) you eat (pl) vous mangez voo mah(n) ZYAY they eat ils/elles mangent eel/ell mah(n) (zyuh) to finish finir fee NEER I finish je finis zyuh fee NEE you finish (sing) tu finis too fee NEE he/she finishes il/elle finit eel/ell fee NEE we finish nous finissons noo fee nee SAW(n) you finish (pl) vous finissez voo fee nee SAY they finish ils/elles finissent eel/ell fee NEES to break rompre ro(n) pruh I break je romps zyuh ro(n) you break (sing) tu romps too ro(n) he/she breaks il/elle rompt eel/ell ro(n) we break nous rompons noo ro(n) po(n) you break (pl) vous rompez voo ro(n) pay they break ils/elles rompent eel/ell ro(n)p   -end- Learn More! or All steps at once (printable version)