French III Study Guide
	Regular Verbs

'er' verbs
parler	parlé
parle	parlons
parles	parlez
parle	parlent

To conjugate an 'er' verb, drop the 'er' and add the appropriate ending. The past participle of an 'er' verb is formed by dropping the 'er' and adding 'é'.

'ir' verbs (1)
choisir	choisi
choisis	choisissons
choisis	choisissez
choisit	choisissent

To conjugate a regular 'ir' verb, drop the 'ir' and add the appropriate ending. The past participle of a regular 'ir' verb is formed by dropping the 'ir' and adding 'i'.

'ir' verbs (2)
dormir	dormi
dors	dormons
dors	dormez
dort	dorment

The second group of 'ir' verbs includes the words mentir, partir, dormir, sentir, sortir, and servir. The past participle of an alternate 'ir' verb is formed by dropping the 'ir' and adding 'i'. When conjugating these words in the singular form, the first three letters are used as the verb stem. When conjugating these words in the plural form, the first four letters form the verb stem.

're' verbs
attendre	attendu
attends	attendons
attends	attendez
attend_	attendent

To conjugate an 're' verb, drop the 're' and add the appropriate ending. The past participle of a regular 're' verb is formed by dropping the 're' and adding 'u'. Note that the third person singular of an 're' verb does not have a special ending and uses only the verb stem.

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