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Present tense endings for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs

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to speak   parler  
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I speak   je parle  
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you speak (familiar singular)   tu parles  
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he/she/one speaks   il/elle/on parle  
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we speak   nous parlons  
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you speak (polite and plural)   vous parlez  
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they speak   ils/elles parlent  
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to finish   finir  
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I finish   je finis  
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he/she/one finishs   il/elle/on finit  
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we finish   nous finissons  
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they finish   ils/elles finissent  
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I sell   je vends  
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he/she/one sells   il/elle/on vend  
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we sell   nous vendons  
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they sell   ils/elles vendent  
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How does French form the singular (je, tu, il/elle/on) forms of the present tense for -er verbs?   je [-er verb stem] + e tu [-er verb stem] + es il/elle/on [-er verb stem] + -e  
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How does French form the singular (je, tu, il/elle/on) forms of the present tense for -ir verbs?   je [-ir verb stem] + is tu [-ir verb stem] + is il/elle/on [-ir verb stem] + -it  
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How does French form the singular (je, tu, il/elle/on) forms of the present tense for -re verbs?   je [-re verb stem] + s tu [-re verb stem] + s il/elle/on [-re verb stem] (no ending)  
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How does French form the plural (nous, vous, ils/elles) forms of the present tense for -er verbs?   nous [-er verb stem] + ons vous [-er verb stem] + ez ils/elles [-er verb stem] + -ent  
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How does French form the plural (nous, vous, ils/elles) forms of the present tense for -ir verbs?   nous [-ir verb stem] + issons vous [-ir verb stem] + issez ils/elles [-ir verb stem] + issent  
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How does French form the plural (nous, vous, ils/elles) forms of the present tense for -re verbs?   nous [-re verb stem] + ons vous [-re verb stem] + ez ils/elles [-re verb stem] + ent  
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What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose plural present tense endings are -ons, -ez, and -ent?   Both -er and -re verbs use these same plural endings.  
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What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose plural present tense endings are -issons, -issez, and -issent?   Only -ir verbs use these plural endings.  
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What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose singular present tense endings are -e, -es, and -e?   Only -er verbs use these singular endings.  
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What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose singular present tense endings are -is, -is, and -it?   Only -ir verbs use these singular endings.  
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What is/are the infinitive ending(s) of French verbs whose singular present tense endings are -s, -s, and -- (nothing)?   Only -re verbs use these singular endings.  
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What is the stem of the verb parler?   parl-  
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What is the stem of the verb finir?   fin-  
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What is the stem of the verb vendre?   vend-  
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