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French Regular Verb Endings
Drop -er/-ir/-re to get the stem, then add tense endings. Present -er: e/es/e/ons/ez/ent; -ir: is/is/it/issons/issez/issent; -re: s/s/—/ons/ez/ent. Future attaches to the infinitive, dropping e for -re.
Present
parler: parle, parles, parle, parlons, parlez, parlent.
finir: finis, finis, finit, finissons, finissez, finissent.
vendre: vends, vends, vend, vendons, vendez, vendent.
Future/conditional
parler -> parlerai, parleras, parlera, parlerons, parlerez, parleront.
vendre -> vendrai, vendras, vendra, vendrons, vendrez, vendront.
FAQ
-re third-person present?
Drop -re with no ending, e.g. il vend.
Do accents matter?
Yes; infinitives like défendre carry accents.