These verb are all variations on a theme.

lire is conjugated as follows:

lire
je lis nous lisons
tu lis vous lisez
elle, il, on lit elles, ils lisent

In the singular, the 's' and 't' are not pronounced, so the singular forms are pronounced the same.
The 's', a single 's' between two vowels, is pronounced like a 'z'.
In the third-person plural, the 'ent' is not pronounced.

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dire is conjugated as follows:

dire
je dis nous disons
tu dis vous dites
elle, il, on dit elles, ils disent

In the singular, the 's' and 't' are not pronounced, so the singular forms are pronounced the same.
The 's', a single 's' between two vowels, is pronounced like a 'z'.
The 'es' of the 'vous' form is not pronounced, but the 't' is (since it is followed by a vowel).
In the third-person plural, the 'ent' is not pronounced.

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dire causes problems because of the irregular 'vous' form

écrire is conjugated as follows:

écrire
j' écris nous écrivons
tu écris vous écrivez
elle, il, on écrit elles, ils écrivent

In the singular, the 's' and 't' are not pronounced, so the singular forms are pronounced the same.
In the third-person plural, the 'ent' is not pronounced.

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écrire is similar to lire, except that it uses a 'v' instead of an 's' before the ending in the plural forms

Mes parents m'écrivent chaque semaine. Je reçois leurs lettres le lundi, et je les lis avant d'aller à mes cours.

Ma soeur lit un roman par semaine.

Aujourd'hui nous écrivons plus d'emails que de lettres.

Je ne comprends pas ce que vous dites.

Quel journal est-ce que vous lisez ?

Je pense que mes parents lisent mon journal intime de temps en temps.


-er verbs / -ir verbs / -re verbs
être / avoir / faire / aller / prendre / connaître
venir, tenir / pouvoir, vouloir / savoir, devoir / dormir, sortir, servir
lire, dire, écrire / voir, croire