Summary: J’ai fini de faire mes devoirs. I’m done with my homework.FIN- is the root of the verb-IR is the ending of the verbIndicatif - Indicative Mode .... statementsprésent .... present tense je finis .... I finish* je ne finis pas .... I don’t finish je finis .... I finish tu finis .... you finish elle finit .... she finishes il finit .... he/it finishes on finit .... we finish nous finissons .... we finish vous finissez .... you finish elles finissent .... they finish ils finissent .... they finish *also I’m finishingimparfait .... imperfect je finissais .... I used to finish* je ne finissais pas .... I didn’t use to finish je finissais .... I used to finish tu finissais .... you used to finish elle finissait .... she used to finish il finissait .... he/it used to finish on finissait .... we used to finish nous finissions .... we used to finish vous finissiez .... you used to finish elles finissaient .... they used to finish ils finissaient .... they used to finish •also I would finish, I was finishingpassé composé .... preterit or present perfect j’ai fini .... I finished* je n’ai pas fini .... I didn’t finish j’ai fini .... I finished tu as fini .... you finished elle a fini .... she finished il a fini .... he/it finished on a fini .... we finished nous avons fini .... we finished vous avez fini .... you finished elles ont fini .... they finished ils ont fini .... they finished *also I have finishedfutur simple .... future tense je finirai .... I will finish je ne finirai pas .... I won’t finish je finirai .... I will finish tu finiras .... you will finish elle finira .... she will finish il finira .... he/it will finish on finira .... we will finish nous finirons .... we will finish vous finirez .... you will finish elles finiront .... they will finish ils finiront .... they will finish AUDIO below, the French way.Note: also means ‘to be done’, ‘to finish off’, ‘to end’, ‘to complete’. It uses de preposition DE.* J’ai fini de faire mes devoirs. * I’m done with my homework.Related: tenses and modes (../grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/) . 52 Very First French Verbs (../2008/01/14/french-verb-podcast/). Access to Free weekly podcasts (http://www.frenchetc.org/podcasts/) . Home blogue . About France (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/blogue/aboutfrance/) . About Paris (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/blogue/aboutparis/) . French Songs and Poems (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/blogue/songs/) . About French (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/blogue/aboutfrench/) . French vocabulary bites (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/manuel/vocabularybites/) . French manue (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/manuel/)l . French textbook (http://www.frenchetc.org/category/homecategory/manuel/french-textbook/) for members only . Post your comment about this right down here at ‘Leave a Reply’.Come to FRENCH ETC. for French, French vocabulary, French grammar, French culture, about France, about French, français, vocabulaire, learn French, French podcasts, learn French by podcast, French language podcasts, French tutorial, French one on one, French expressions, expressions, e-learning, learning French, French online, France, listening comprehension, dictées, French dictation, sign up for FRENCH ETC. at frenchetc.org (http://www.frenchetc.org/fe-signup-page/)Bonne journée française !AUDIO
