The Verb 'finir' (To Finish) In French

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The verb finir means to 'to finish' in French. Here you'll learn how to conjugate it in the different tenses.

Verb RootVerb Ending
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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The Verb 'finir' (To Finish) In French
The verb finir means to 'to finish' in French. Here you'll learn how to conjugate it in the different tenses.
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