THIRD CONJUGATION

• THE THIRD CONJUGATION VERBS INCLUDE:

• The verb ALLER- to go• The verbs ending in –ir

•But whose present participle (gerund) ends in –ant and not in –issant.

• Example: dormir-to sleep; servir-to serve; mentir- to lie, tell lies; partir-to leave, go away; sentir- to feel; sortir- to come out,to go out.

•Tenir-to hold (and most of its compounds such as contenir- to contain; etc.)

•Venir- to come (and most of its compounds such as convenir- to agree;etc.)

dormir –to sleepJe dors Nous dormonsTu dors Vous dormezIl dort Ils dormentElle dort Elles dorment

Mentir-to tell lies

•Je mens Nous mentons Tu mens Vous mentez Il ment Ils mentent Elle(s) ment(ent)

• Tenir and Venir are similar in their conjugation in terms of their morphology(forms)

Their compounds have the same conjugation

•Tenir –to hold Je tiens Nous tenons Tu tiens Vous tenez Il tient Ils tiennent

• The conjugation for most of its compounds is the same: contenir- to contain; obtenir- to obtain; entretenir-to look after;

•Maintenir –to maintain; appartenir-to belong; retenir- to hold back; soutenir-to support, etc.

•Venir-to come Je viens Nous venons Tu viens Vous venez Il vient Ils viennent

• The conjugation is the same for most of its compounds: convenir-to agree; devenir- to become; intervenir- to intervene;

•Parvenir- to manage; se souvenir de-to remember

•All verbs ending in–oir recevoir-to receive; apercevoir-to notice; concevoir- to conceive

•Recevoir-to receive Je reçois Nous recevons Tu reçois Vous recevez Il reçoit Ils reçoivent

•Voir –to see Je vois Nous voyons Tu vois Vous voyez Il voit Ils voient

•Some impersonal verbs: falloir-must il faut+infinitive of vb;

•Example: Il faut écouter le professeur.-You must listen to the teacher.

•Pleuvoir-to rain il pleut- it rains or it is raining

•All verbs ending in –re vendre-to sell; entendre-to hear

• Vendre-to sell

Je vends Nous vendons

Tu vends Vous vendez

Il vend Ils vendent

• Prendre-to take • Je prends Nous prenons Tu prends Vous prenez Il prend lls prennent Elle prend Elles prennent

• The conjugation is the same for most of its compounds:apprendre-to learn; comprendre- to understand; entreprendre-to undertake; surprendre-to surprise.

• Mettre –to put Je mets Nous mettons Tu mets Vous mettez Il met Ils mettent Elle met Elles mettent

• The conjugation is the same for most of its compounds: admettre- to admit; commettre- to commit; compromettre-to compromise; émettre- to emit, to transmit;

• Omettre- to omit; permettre-to permit; promettre- to promise; soumettre- to submit, to subject; transmettre- to transmit, to pass on; etc.