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-tir Verbs (without -iss-)

There are about 30 -tir Verbs Without -iss- in French.
They are called this way because their basic form ends in -tir, and unlike most -ir Verbs, you don't need to add -iss- anywhere.

Basic Form

sentir  /sɑ̃tiʁ/

-ed Form

senti (M), sentie (F)  /sɑ̃ti/

-ing Form

sentant  /sɑ̃tɑ̃/

Present

Je sens /sɑ̃/
Tu sens /sɑ̃/
Il sent /sɑ̃/
Nous sentons  /sɑ̃tɔ̃/
Vous sentez /sɑ̃te/
Ils sentent /sɑ̃t/

Completed Past

J'ai senti /e sɑ̃ti/
Tu as senti /a sɑ̃ti/
Il a senti /a sɑ̃ti/
Nous avons senti  /avɔ̃ sɑ̃ti/
Vous avez senti /ave sɑ̃ti/
Ils ont senti /ɔ̃ sɑ̃ti/

Past in Progress

Je sentais /sɑ̃/
Tu sentais /sɑ̃/
Il sentait /sɑ̃/
Nous sentions  /sɑ̃tjɔ̃/
Vous sentiez /sɑ̃tje/
Ils sentaient /sɑ̃/

Future

Je vais sentir / sɑ̃tiʁ/
Tu vas sentir /va sɑ̃tiʁ/
Il va sentir /va sɑ̃tiʁ/
Nous allons sentir  /alɔ̃ sɑ̃tiʁ/
Vous allez sentir /ale sɑ̃tiʁ/
Ils vont sentir /vɔ̃ sɑ̃tiʁ/

Would Form

Je sentirais /sɑ̃tiʁɛ/
Tu sentirais /sɑ̃tiʁɛ/
Il sentirait /sɑ̃tiʁɛ/
Nous sentirions  /sɑ̃tiʁjɔ̃/
Vous sentiriez /sɑ̃tiʁje/
Ils sentiraient /sɑ̃tiʁɛ/

Order or Request

sens! (tu) /sɑ̃/
sentons! (nous) /sɑ̃tɔ̃/
sentez! (vous) /sɑ̃te/

 


Formal Future

Je sentirai /sɑ̃tiʁe/
Tu sentiras /sɑ̃tiʁa/
Il sentira /sɑ̃tiʁa/
Nous sentirons  /sɑ̃tiʁɔ̃/
Vous sentirez /sɑ̃tiʁe/
Ils sentiront /sɑ̃tiʁɔ̃/

Formal Completed Past

Je sentis /sɑ̃ti/
Tu sentis /sɑ̃ti/
Il sentit /sɑ̃ti/
Nous sentîmes  /sɑ̃tim/
Vous sentîtes /sɑ̃tit/
Ils sentirent /sɑ̃tiʁ/

Wishful

que je sente /sɑ̃t/
que tu sentes /sɑ̃t/
qu'il sente /sɑ̃t/
que nous sentions  /sɑ̃tjɔ̃/
que vous sentiez /sɑ̃tje/
qu'ils sentent /sɑ̃t/

Already Completed Past

J'avais senti /avɛ senti/
Tu avais senti /avɛ senti/
Il avait senti /avɛ senti/
Nous avions senti  /avjɔ̃ senti/
Vous aviez senti /avje senti/
Ils avaient senti /avɛ senti/

Will Have Form

J'aurai senti /ɔʁe senti/
Tu auras senti /ɔʁa senti/
Il aura senti /ɔʁa senti/
Nous aurons senti  /ɔʁɔ̃ senti/
Vous aurez senti /ɔʁe senti/
Ils auront senti /ɔʁɔ̃ senti/

Would Have Form

J'aurais senti /ɔʁɛ senti/
Tu aurais senti /ɔʁɛ senti/
Il aurait senti /ɔʁɛ senti/
Nous aurions senti  /ɔʁjɔ̃ senti/
Vous auriez senti /ɔʁje senti/
Ils auraient senti /ɔʁɛ senti/


Pronunciation: /a/ /ɑ̃/ /b/ /d/ /e/ /ə/ /ɛ/ /ɛ̃/ /f/ /g/ /i/ /j/ /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /ɲ/ /ŋ/ /o/ /ɔ/ /ɔ̃/ /ø/ /œ/ /œ̃/ /p/ /ʁ/ /s/ /ʃ/ /t/ /u/ /ɥ/ /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /ʒ/ more...

List of abbreviations used
Phonetic font: Lucida Sans Unicode

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