How many groups of French verbs are there and what are they?

Question

You can get an idea by looking at the endings of each verb but this is not enough to categorize the into their proper groups...

Answer 1

Answer:

French verbs are grouped and classified in 4 ways.

1- Verbs classified according their conjugation.

1a. ➢ Group 1 (6000 verbs - regular verbs- invariable radical) : chanter, parler, etc.

Verbs whose infinitive ends in -ER except ALLER.

1b. ➢ Group 2 ( 300 verbs regular verbs- regular verbs) : finir, bondir, grossir, etc.

1c. ➢ Group 3 : (irregular verbs)

➢ subgroup -ir : partir, servir, fuir, etc.

➢ subgroup -oir : savoir, apercevoir, devoir, etc.

➢subgroup -re : écrire, dire, prendre, etc.

➢ subgroup -aller.

2- Auxiliaries verbs:

avoir

être

3- French verbs according to their construction.

3a. Attributive verbs

3b.Stative verbs

3c.Transitive verbs

3d.Intransitive verbs

4- French verbs according to form and structure.

4.a Reflexive verbs

s’acheter | to buy (oneself)

s’agenouiller | to kneel (down)

s’allonger | to lie down

s’appeler | to be called

s’arrêter | to stop (oneself)

s’asseoir | to sit (down)

s’avancer | to advance (oneself)

s’écrire | to write (oneself)

s’éloigner | to move (oneself) away

s’endormir | to fall asleep

s’étirer | to stretch (oneself)

4b. Impersonal verbs.

Divided in accidentally impersonal verbs

Il importe, il pleut, il tonne etc

and essentially impersonal verbs

il suffit, il arrive, il convient etc