All verbs

/finiʁ/to finishA2

Family
Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; de + infinitive for finishing doing something

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
finissons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

fin-+-is -is -it

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

finiss-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

finiss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

finiss-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

finiss-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
finir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

finir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

finir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

finir

Past participle
fini

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

fini

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

fini

Conjugation

présent
Ije finis/ʒə fini/I finish
youtu finis/ty fini/you finish
he/sheil finit/il fini/he finishes
wenous finissons/nu finisɔ̃/we finish
youvous finissez/vu finise/you finish
theyils finissent/il finis/they finish

Examples

  • Je finis le travail.

    /ʒə fi.ni lə tʁa.vaj/

    I finish the work.

  • Quand finissez-vous la leçon ?

    /kɑ̃ fi.ni.se.vu la lə.sɔ̃/

    When do you finish the lesson?

  • Ils ne finissent pas la leçon.

    /il nə fi.nis pa la lə.sɔ̃/

    They don't finish the lesson.

Notes

  • The model regular -ir verb: je finis, nous finissons — that -iss- in the plural is the whole family's signature. See verbes-cinq-familles.

  • finir par means to end up doing: Il a fini par accepter — he ended up agreeing.