LES VERBES COMME CHOISIRBy:Betsy Potter

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

Nous choisissons de voyager ce weekend. We choose to travel this weekend.

Je choisi de finir mes 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 Obéirto 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 réussissons à nos projets!We passed our projects!

Tu finis ton examen à 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) grandir to grow (up)Rouge rougir to redden, blushMaigre maigrir to lose weightGros(se) grossir to gain weight

Tu manges trop; tu grossis!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 rougis quand il me parle.I blush when he speaks to me.

Quand je grandis, je veux être un professeur.When I grow up, I want to be a teacher.