The French verb finir means "to finish". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of finir is je finis, tu finis, il/elle finit, nous finissons, vous finissez, ils/elles finissent. It is a regular -ir verb, so every tense takes the standard -ir endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is finissant and its past participle is fini.
| je | finis | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | finis | |
| il/ | finit | |
| nous | finissons | |
| vous | finissez | |
| ils/ | finissent |
| j' | ai fini |
|---|---|
| tu | as fini |
| il/ | a fini |
| nous | avons fini |
| vous | avez fini |
| ils/ | ont fini |
| je | finissais |
|---|---|
| tu | finissais |
| il/ | finissait |
| nous | finissions |
| vous | finissiez |
| ils/ | finissaient |
| je | finirai |
|---|---|
| tu | finiras |
| il/ | finira |
| nous | finirons |
| vous | finirez |
| ils/ | finiront |
| je | finirais |
|---|---|
| tu | finirais |
| il/ | finirait |
| nous | finirions |
| vous | finiriez |
| ils/ | finiraient |
| que je | finisse |
|---|---|
| que tu | finisses |
| qu'il/ | finisse |
| que nous | finissions |
| que vous | finissiez |
| qu'ils/ | finissent |
| tu | finis |
|---|---|
| nous | finissons |
| vous | finissez |
Finir is regular. It follows the regular -ir model, with forms such as finissons, finissez, and finissent.
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Yes, finir is regular. It follows the regular -ir model.
The forms are finis, finis, finit, finissons, finissez, and finissent.
The present participle is finissant and the past participle is fini. Finir uses avoir in the passé composé.