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Finir conjugation: to finish in every French tense (free PDF download)

French verb conjugation: 150 verbs in every tense

The verb finir means “to finish” and is a high-frequency French verb (number 62 of the 150 on this site). It is a regular 2nd-group verb: the stem gains -iss- in the plural, as in nous finissons and the present participle finissant. In compound tenses it takes avoir (j’ai fini), with the past participle fini. Below you will find every tense, example sentences and a free printable PDF.

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finir at a glance: meaning, group and auxiliary

Infinitive
finir — to finish
Group
2nd group (-ir verbs)
Type
Regular -ir verb (present participle in -issant)
Auxiliary
takes avoir
Construction
Transitive (direct object), intransitive (no object)
Frequency
No. 62 of the 150 most common French verbs

The endings are in bold. Tense names are given in French with the English equivalent in parentheses; pronouns and verb forms stay in French, as you will see and hear them.

Indicatif (indicative): finir

Présent (present tense)

Présent (present tense) of the verb finir
jefinis
tufinis
ilfinit
nousfinissons
vousfinissez
ilsfinissent

Imparfait (imperfect)

Imparfait (imperfect) of the verb finir
jefinissais
tufinissais
ilfinissait
nousfinissions
vousfinissiez
ilsfinissaient

Passé simple (simple past, literary)

Passé simple (simple past, literary) of the verb finir
jefinis
tufinis
ilfinit
nousfinîmes
vousfinîtes
ilsfinirent

Futur simple (simple future)

Futur simple (simple future) of the verb finir
jefinirai
tufiniras
ilfinira
nousfinirons
vousfinirez
ilsfiniront

Passé composé (compound past)

Passé composé (compound past) of the verb finir
j’ai fini
tuas fini
ila fini
nousavons fini
vousavez fini
ilsont fini

Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect)

Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) of the verb finir
j’avais fini
tuavais fini
ilavait fini
nousavions fini
vousaviez fini
ilsavaient fini

Passé antérieur (past anterior)

Passé antérieur (past anterior) of the verb finir
j’eus fini
tueus fini
ileut fini
nouseûmes fini
vouseûtes fini
ilseurent fini

Futur antérieur (future perfect)

Futur antérieur (future perfect) of the verb finir
j’aurai fini
tuauras fini
ilaura fini
nousaurons fini
vousaurez fini
ilsauront fini

Conditionnel (conditional): finir

Conditionnel présent (present conditional)

Conditionnel présent (present conditional) of the verb finir
jefinirais
tufinirais
ilfinirait
nousfinirions
vousfiniriez
ilsfiniraient

Conditionnel passé (past conditional)

Conditionnel passé (past conditional) of the verb finir
j’aurais fini
tuaurais fini
ilaurait fini
nousaurions fini
vousauriez fini
ilsauraient fini

Subjonctif (subjunctive): finir

Subjonctif présent (present subjunctive)

Subjonctif présent (present subjunctive) of the verb finir
que jefinisse
que tufinisses
qu’ilfinisse
que nousfinissions
que vousfinissiez
qu’ilsfinissent

Subjonctif passé (past subjunctive)

Subjonctif passé (past subjunctive) of the verb finir
que j’aie fini
que tuaies fini
qu’ilait fini
que nousayons fini
que vousayez fini
qu’ilsaient fini

Subjonctif imparfait (imperfect subjunctive)

Subjonctif imparfait (imperfect subjunctive) of the verb finir
que jefinisse
que tufinisses
qu’ilfinît
que nousfinissions
que vousfinissiez
qu’ilsfinissent

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait (pluperfect subjunctive)

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait (pluperfect subjunctive) of the verb finir
que j’eusse fini
que tueusses fini
qu’ileût fini
que nouseussions fini
que vouseussiez fini
qu’ilseussent fini

Impératif (imperative): finir

Impératif présent (imperative)

Impératif présent (imperative) of the verb finir
(tu)finis
(nous)finissons
(vous)finissez

Impératif passé (past imperative)

Impératif passé (past imperative) of the verb finir
(tu)aie fini
(nous)ayons fini
(vous)ayez fini

Infinitive, participles and gerund of finir

Non-personal forms of the verb finir
Infinitif présent (present infinitive)finir
Infinitif passé (past infinitive)avoir fini
Participe présent (present participle)finissant
Participe passé (past participle)fini (masc. sing.), finie (fem. sing.), finis (masc. pl.), finies (fem. pl.)
Gérondif présent (gerund, “while doing”)en finissant
Gérondif passé (past gerund)en ayant fini

Example sentences with finir

Real French sentences, with the conjugated form in bold, followed by the tense.

Watch out with finir

Use avoir

In compound tenses finir takes avoir (j’ai fini). The participle fini agrees only with a direct object placed before the verb.

The -iss- stem

Regular -ir verbs add -iss- in the plural and in the participle and subjunctive: nous finissons, ils finissent, que je finisse.

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Questions about finir

How do you conjugate finir (to finish) in the present tense?

In the présent: je finis, tu finis, il finit, nous finissons, vous finissez, ils finissent.

Does finir take être or avoir in the passé composé?

finir takes avoir in compound tenses: j’ai fini, nous avons fini. The past participle is fini.

What are the future and conditional forms of finir?

Futur simple: je finirai. Conditionnel présent: je finirais. Both are built on the same stem (finir-).

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