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This page offers complete Finir conjugation charts in French, with audio for the six tenses you’ll use most in conversation. Finir is the model for all regular -IR verbs, so mastering its forms helps you learn dozens more.
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How to Conjugate Finir in the Six Main French Tenses
Present
je finis – I finish
tu finis – you finish
il, elle, on finit – he, she, one finishes
nous finissons – we finish
vous finissez – you finish
ils, elles finissent – they finish
Passé composé
j’ai fini – I finished
tu as fini – you finished
il, elle, on a fini – he, she, one finished
nous avons fini – we finished
vous avez fini – you finished
ils, elles ont fini – they finished
Imperfect
je finissais – I was finishing / used to finish
tu finissais – you were finishing
il, elle, on finissait – he, she, one was finishing
nous finissions – we were finishing
vous finissiez – you were finishing
ils, elles finissaient – they were finishing
Future
je finirai – I will finish
tu finiras – you will finish
il, elle, on finira – he, she, one will finish
nous finirons – we will finish
vous finirez – you will finish
ils, elles finiront – they will finish
Conditional
je finirais – I would finish
tu finirais – you would finish
il, elle, on finirait – he, she, one would finish
nous finirions – we would finish
vous finiriez – you would finish
ils, elles finiraient – they would finish
Subjunctive
que je finisse – that I finish
que tu finisses – that you finish
qu’il, elle, qu’on finisse – that he, she, one finish
que nous finissions – that we finish
que vous finissiez – that you finish
qu’ils, elles finissent – that they finish
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Finir conjugation chart
These are the six main tenses you can start using for conversation today!
Other Regular -IR Verbs Conjugated Like Finir
Here are some common regular -IR verbs that follow the same endings as finir:
- choisir – to choose
- réussir – to succeed
- réfléchir – to think / reflect
- obéir – to obey
- bâtir – to build
- nourrir – to feed / nourish
- punir – to punish
- rougir – to blush
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Complete Conjugation of Finir (All Tenses)
If you need a full reference, here’s a detailed conjugation of finir in every major tense and mood.
This is a great tool for teachers, advanced learners, or anyone who wants to see the whole picture.
| Present je finis tu finis il, elle finit nous finissons vous finissez ils, elles finissent | Passé simple je finis tu finis il, elle finit nous finîmes vous finîtes ils, elles finirent | Imperfect je finissais tu finissais il, elle finissait nous finissions vous finissiez ils, elles finissaient | Futur simple je finirai tu finiras il, elle finira nous finirons vous finirez ils, elles finiront |
| Passé composé j’ai fini tu as fini il, elle a fini nous avons fini vous avez fini ils, elles ont fini | Past anterior j’eus fini tu eus fini il, elle eut fini nous eûmes fini vous eûtes fini ils, elles eurent fini | Pluperfect je avais fini tu avais fini il, elle avait fini nous avions fini vous aviez fini ils, elles avaient fini | Future perfect je aurai fini tu auras fini il, elle aura fini nous aurons fini vous aurez fini ils, elles auront fini |
| Present subjunctive que je finisse que tu finisses qu’il, qu’elle finisse que nous finissions que vous finissiez qu’ils, qu’elles finissent | Past subjunctive que j’aie fini que tu aies fini qu’il, qu’elle ait fini que nous ayons fini que vous ayez fini qu’ils, qu’elles aient fini | Imperfect subjunctive que je finisse que tu finisses qu’il finît que nous finissions que vous finissiez qu’ils finissent | Pluperfect subjunctive que j’eusse fini que tu eusses fini qu’il, qu’elle eût fini que nous eussions fini que vous eussiez fini qu’ils, qu’elles eussent fini |
| Present conditional je finirais tu finirais il, elle finirait nous finirions vous finiriez ils, elles finiraient | First past conditional j’aurais fini tu aurais fini il, elle aurait fini nous aurions fini vous auriez fini ils, elles auraient fini | Second past conditional j’eusse fini tu eusses fini il, elle eût fini nous eussions fini vous eussiez fini ils, elles eussent fini | |
| Present imperative finis finissons finissez | Present infinitive finir | Present participle finissant | |
| Past imperative aie fini ayons fini ayez fini | Past infinitive avoir fini | Past participle fini |
✅ Finir – Word of the Day lesson
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