PART II.

THE VERB.

REGULAR VERBS.

153. Regular Conjugations. Regular verbs are conveniently divided into three classes or conjugations, according as the present infinitive ends in -er, -ir, -re, and are inflected in their simple tenses as follows:—

*This form becomes 'donn es' when followed by -y or -en (cf. § 370, 3, obs. 3, 4).

154. The auxiliary verbs avoir, 'to have,' and être, 'to be,' are conjugated in their simple tenses as follows:—

Infinitive.

PRES. avoir, to have.

PRES. être, to be.

past participle of the principal verb along with an auxiliary verb (usually avoir, sometimes être), see §§ 227-229.