French verb groups

French verbs are conventionally divided into three conjugations (conjugaisons) with the following grouping:

• 1st group: verbs ending in -er (except aller, envoyer, and renvoyer).
• 2nd group: verbs ending in -ir, with the gerund ending in -issant.
• 3rd group: verbs ending in -re (with the exception of irregular verbs).

1. How many groups of verbs are there in French?
2. What are the 4 main French verbs?
3. What are the groups of verbs?
4. What are Group 2 verbs in French?
5. What are the 3 groups of regular verbs in French?
6. What are the 5 types of verbs?
7. What are the 4 categories of the 12 tenses of the verb?
8. What are the 3 forms of verbs list?
9. How many verbs are there in French in total?
10. What are the 17 verbs in French?
11. What is the largest group of verbs in French?

How many groups of verbs are there in French?

To simplify things, French has classified regular verbs into three groups, based on the ending of their infinitives : -er (manger to eat), -ir (finir to finish), -re (attendre to wait).

What are the 4 main French verbs?

The Big Four Irregular French Verbs (Être, Avoir, Aller and Faire)

What are the groups of verbs?

There are three types of verbs: action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs.

What are Group 2 verbs in French?

The second group consists of verbs that end in -llir, -frir, or, -vrir, and almost all are conjugated like regular -er verbs. Examples of these verbs include: Couvrir > to cover. Cueillir > to pick.

What are the 3 groups of regular verbs in French?

In French, regular verbs are grouped into three main families — ‐ er, ‐ir, and ‐ re — because these are their endings in the infinitive form.

What are the 5 types of verbs?

There are five basic types of construction of English verbs (as indicated above): intransitive verbs, linking verbs, mono-transitive (having one object), di-transitive (having two objects) and complex-transitive (having an object and a complement). An English verb may belong to one or more of the five types.

What are the 4 categories of the 12 tenses of the verb?

The three main verb tenses are the past, present, and future, but there are also four grammatical aspects: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous.

What are the 3 forms of verbs list?

Main verbs have three basic forms: the base form, the past form and the -ed form (sometimes called the '-ed participle'):

How many verbs are there in French in total?

There are about 370 verbs in this group, though a much smaller number are still in frequent use.

What are the 17 verbs in French?

allé, arrivé, venu, revenu, entré, rentré, descendu, devenu, sorti, parti, resté, retourné, monté, tombé, né et mort.

What is the largest group of verbs in French?

The category of verbs that ends in -er is the largest category of verbs in French, comprising about 90% or 1,000 individual verbs. As the endings for -er verbs are so simple, they're a great introduction to the concept of conjugation.