Au château de Versailles : -ir verbs like ouvrir (singular) | French

Starter quiz

Read the verbs aloud. Which ones contain the [ou] sound like in the word 'nous'?

ouvrir ✓

continuer

découvrir ✓

nourrir ✓

annuler
Match the -er verb endings to their correct pronouns.

je

⇔

-e ✓

tu

⇔

-es ✓

nous

⇔

-ons ✓
Which of the following adjectives are placed before the noun they are describing?

beau(x), belle(s) ✓

grand(s), grande(s) ✓

ouvert(s), ouverte(s)

vieux, vieille(s) ✓

premier(s), première(s) ✓
In which city are the following attractions located?: le stade de France, le basilique du Sacré-coeur, le château de Versailles.

'Paris' ✓
Match the words to their English meaning.

décider de

⇔

to decide to ✓

descendre (de)

⇔

to go down, to get off ✓

voler

⇔

to steal, to fly ✓

le vol

⇔

theft, flight ✓

impossible

⇔

impossible ✓

la face

⇔

front, side, face ✓
Match the -ir verbs to a verb that is conjugated in the same way in the present tense.

choisir

⇔

finir ✓

venir

⇔

devenir ✓

partir

⇔

sortir ✓

Exit quiz

Match the -ir verbs to their English meanings.

ouvrir

⇔

to open ✓

découvrir

⇔

to discover ✓

couvrir

⇔

to cover ✓

rouvrir

⇔

to re-open ✓
Which words do not contain the [ou] sound like in 'nous'?

découvrir

destruction ✓

nouveaux

ouverte

unique ✓
Verbs like 'ouvrir' have the same endings in the present tense as which type of verbs?

-ir verbs like choisir

-ir verbs like venir

-er verbs like parler ✓

-re verbs like prendre
Fill in the missing verb in this question: ______ - tu la porte? (Are you opening the door?)

'ouvres' ✓
Match the -ir verbs to another verb which follows the same pattern in the present tense.

ouvrir

⇔

découvrir ✓

partir

⇔

dormir ✓

choisir

⇔

nourrir ✓

venir

⇔

tenir ✓
Translate the sentence correctly: We discover a pretty park, a big stadium and a beautiful church.

On découvre un parc joli, un stade grand et une belle église.

On découvres un joli parc, un grand stade et une belle église.

On découvre un joli parc, un grand stade et une belle église. ✓

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Key learning points

[ou] is pronounced like 'nous' and [u] is pronounced like 'tu'.
-ir verbs like ouvrir have the same present tense verb endings as regular -er verbs.
Four groups of -ir verbs are: verbs like choisir, verbs like partir, verbs like venir and verbs like ouvrir.
When using adjectives, it's important to know which ones precede and which follow the noun.
Le château de Versailles is a palace near Paris built by Louis XIV, famous for the Hall of Mirrors and beautiful gardens

Common misconception

-ir verbs have the same verb endings in the present tense as -er verbs.

Only verbs like 'ouvrir' have the same endings in the present tense as -er verbs. There are also verbs like 'choisir', verbs like 'partir' and verbs like 'venir' which have different endings.

Keywords

Ouvrir - an example of a group of -ir verbs, and meaning 'to open'
Venir - an example of a group of -ir verbs, and meaning 'to come'
Choisir - an example of a group of -ir verbs, and meaning 'to choose'
Partir - an example of a group of -ir verbs, and meaning 'to leave'
Adjective - a word that describes and usually agrees in number and gender with a noun or pronoun.