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Regular RE Verbs in the Present Tense

Verbs are 'doing' words. For French verbs that end in RE, you need to remove the RE and add the endings for each person. Here is the example for 'vendre' (to sell):

Tu vend=s= - you sell

Tu vends - you sell

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Vous vend=ez= - you sell

Vous vendez - you sell

  • 'Vous' means:
    • You (plural).
    • You (singular, formal).

5 Common RE Verbs

Attendre - to wait

Attendre - to wait

  • J'attends - I wait.
  • Tu attends - you (singular) wait.
  • Il/elle/on attend - he/she/one waits.
  • Nous attendons - we wait.
  • Vous attendez - you (plural/formal) wait.
  • Ils/elles attendent - they wait.
Perdre - to lose

Perdre - to lose

  • Je perds - I lose.
  • Tu perds - you (singular) lose.
  • Il/elle/on perd - he/she/one loses.
  • Nous perdons - we lose.
  • Vous perdez - you (plural/formal) lose.
  • Ils/elles perdent - they lose.
Descendre -to go down

Descendre -to go down

  • Je descends - I go down.
  • Tu descends - You (singular) go down.
  • Il/elle/on descend - he/she/one goes down.
  • Nous decendons - we go down.
  • Vous descendez - you (plural/formal) go down.
  • Ils/elles descendent - they go down.
Entendre - to hear

Entendre - to hear

  • J'entends - I hear.
  • Tu entends - you (singular) hear.
  • Il/elle/on entend - he/she/one hears.
  • Nous entendons - we hear.
  • Vous entendez - you (plural/formal) hear.
  • Ils/elles entendent - they hear.
Répondre - to respond, answer

Répondre - to respond, answer

  • Je réponds - I answer.
  • Tu réponds - you (singular) answer.
  • Il/elle/on répond - he/she/one answers.
  • Nous répondons - we answer.
  • Vous répondez - you (plural/formal) answer.
  • Ils/elles répondent - they answer
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