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Lesson 1.09 - Art
G: Regular -re Verbs
The third category of regular verbs is made up of -re' verbs. To conjugate, drop the -re to find the "stem" or
"root". Add endings to the root based on the subject and tense, as demonstrated below for the present tense.
Formation
attendre – to wait
French Grammar • Print version • audio (upload)
-re Verb Formation Formation des verbes en -re
pronoun ending verb
je (j') -s attends
tu -s attends
il/elle - attend
nous -ons attendons
vous -ez attendez
ils/elles -ent attendent
Vendre
The verb vendre is a regular -re verb:
French Verb • Present Indicative • audio (upload)
vendre to sell
Singular
Plural
first person je vends jeuh vahn I sell nous vendons noo vahn doh n we sell
second person tu vends too vahn you sell
third person
il vend eel vahn
elle vend ell vahn
he sells
she sells
vous vendez voo vahn day' you sell
ils vendent
eel vahnde
they sell
(masc. or mixed)
on vend oh vahn one sells elles vendent ell vahnde they sell (fem.)
Common -re Verbs
Compared to -er verbs, -re verbs are not very common. You will however see the following verbs fairly
often:
prendre - to get, to take
Irregular conjugation: je prends, tu prends, il/elle/on prend, nous prenons, vous prenez, ils/elles
prennent