General pattern for second group verbs
There are few exceptions in the verbs of the second group. The most worthy representative of these verbs is the ending verb. It is on the basis of its conjugation that about 300 verbs are conjugated.
In the table below, the radical is separated from the termination. The root is the invariable part of the verb. It is common in all tenses. The ending, on the other hand, changes according to the tense and the mode.
Indicative
Person | Present | Imperfect |
je tu il nous vous ils |
fini - s fini - s fini - t fini - ss - ons fini - ss - ez fini - ss - ent |
fini - ss - ai - s fini - ss - ai - s fini - ss - ai - t fini - ss - i - ons fini - ss - i - ez fini - ss - ai - ent |
Person | Simple past | Simple future |
je tu il nous vous ils |
fini - is fini - is fini - it fini - îmes fini - îtes fini - irent |
fini - r - ai fini - r - as fini - r - a fini - r - ons fini - r - ez fini - r - ont |
Subjunctive
Person | Present | Imperfect |
que je que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ils |
fini - ss - e fini - ss - es fini - ss - e fini - ss - i - ons fini - ss - i - ez fini - ss - ent |
fini - ss - e fini - ss - es finî - t fini - ss - i - ons fini - ss - i - ez fini - ss - ent |
Conditional
Person | Present |
je tu il nous vous ils |
fini - r - ai - s fini - r - ai - s fini - r - ai - t fini - r - i - ons fini - r - i - ez fini - r - ai - ent |
Imperative
Person | Present |
(tu) (nous) (vous) |
fini - s fini - ss - ons fini - ss - ez |
Impersonal tenses
Person | Participle Prsent |
Participle Past |
Infinitive |
fini - ss - ant |
fini |
fini - r |