finir

Finir is a common French verb meaning to finish, to end, or to complete something. It can be used transitively with a direct object (finir quelque chose) or intransitively to indicate that something comes to an end (Le film finit à 22 heures). It appears in idiomatic expressions such as finir par + infinitif (to end up doing something) and finir de + infinitif (to have just finished doing something).

Finir is a regular -ir verb in the second conjugation. Its main tense forms are as follows:

Present: je finis, tu finis, il finit, nous finissons, vous finissez, ils finissent.

Passé composé: j'ai fini, tu as fini, il a fini, nous avons fini, vous avez fini, ils ont fini.

Imparfait: finissais, finissais, finissait, finissions, finissiez, finissaient.

Futur simple: finirai, finiras, finira, finirons, finirez, finiront.

Conditionnel présent: finirais, finirais, finirait, finirions, finiriez, finiraient.

Subjonctif présent: finisse, finisses, finisse, finissions, finissiez, finissent.

Impératif: finis, finissons, finissez.

Participe présent: finissant; participe passé: fini.

Notes and usage:

The passé composé uses the auxiliary avoir (j’ai fini). The verb’s participles are fini (past participle) and finissant (present participle). Finir often appears in constructions such as finir par + infinitif (to end up doing something) and finir de + infinitif (to have just finished doing something), which nuance completion and eventual outcomes. Etymologically, it derives from the Latin finis, meaning end.