The verb finir means to 'to finish' in French. Here you'll learn how to conjugate it in the different tenses.
Verb Root | Verb Ending |
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FIN | -IR |
Conjugati- on of finir in French
Present tense (présent)
- je finis (I finish)*
- je ne finis pas (I don't finish)
- je finis (I finish)
- tu finis (you finish)
- elle finit (she finishes)
- il finit (he/it finishes)
- on finit (we finish)
- nous finissons (we finish)
- vous finissez (you finish)
- elles finissent (they finish)
- ils finissent (they finish)
*also I'm finishing
Imperfect (imparfait)
- je finissais (I used to finish)*
- je ne finissais pas (I didn't use to finish)
- je finissais (I used to finish)
- tu finissais (you used to finish)
- elle finissait (she used to finish)
- il finissait (he/it used to finish)
- on finissait (we used to finish)
- nous finissions (we used to finish)
- vous finissiez (you used to finish)
- elles finissaient (they used to finish)
- ils finissaient (they used to finish)
*also I would finish, I was finishing
Preterit or present perfect (passé composé)
- j'ai fini (I finished)*
- je n'ai pas fini (I didn't finish)
- j'ai fini (I finished)
- tu as fini (you finished)
- elle a fini (she finished)
- il a fini (he/it finished)
- on a fini (we finished)
- nous avons fini (we finished)
- vous avez fini (you finished)
- elles ont fini (they finished)
- ils ont fini (they finished)
*also I have finished
Future tense (futur simple)
- je finirai (I will finish)
- je ne finirai pas (I won't finish)
- je finirai (I will finish)
- tu finiras (you will finish)
- elle finira (she will finish)
- il finira (he/it will finish)
- on finira (we will finish)
- nous finirons (we will finish)
- vous finirez (you will finish)
- elles finiront (they will finish)
- ils finiront (they will finish)
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