The 'second conjugation' of French verbs end in -ir and follow their own regular set of rules. There are, however, a number of irregular ir verbs who just had be different. You can't win 'em all. Tut tut.

Les Verbes -IR | -IR Verbs

1. Formation
As with 'er' verbs, the part of the verb without the 'ir' infinitive ending is known as the stem or radical. While there are a number of slight spelling and pronunciation changes to consider, to conjugate an -ir verb, remove the infinitive and add the one appropriate:

It should be noted that the forms ending in -is, -it and -issent generally sound the same and are again muted when delivering; however, the endings -issons and -issez are pronounced, but, once again, on is usually preferred to nous in everyday conversation.

This table details the most commonly used French regular -ir verbs. To learn to conjugate them in every tense, check out the uber-useful and highly recommended University of Chicago's ARTFL Project.

3. Concept Check

This table illustrates examples of regular -ir verbs in le présent: