14.1.5

Regular RE Verbs

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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):

5 Common RE Verbs

Illustrative background for Attendre - to waitIllustrative background for Attendre - to wait ?? "content

Attendre - to wait

  • J'attends - I wait.
  • Tu attends - you (s) wait.
  • Il/elle attend - he/she waits.
  • Nous attendons - we wait.
  • Vous attendez - you (pl) wait.
  • Ils/elles attendent - they wait.
Illustrative background for Perdre - to loseIllustrative background for Perdre - to lose ?? "content

Perdre - to lose

  • Je perds - I lose.
  • Tu perds - you (s) lose.
  • Il/elle perd - he/she loses.
  • Nous perdons - we lose.
  • Vous perdez - you (pl) lose.
  • Ils/elles perdent - they lose.
Illustrative background for Descendre -to go downIllustrative background for Descendre -to go down ?? "content

Descendre -to go down

  • Je descends - I go down.
  • Tu descends - You (s) go down.
  • Il/elle descend - he/she goes down.
  • Nous decendons - we go down.
  • Vous descendez - you (pl) go down.
  • Ils/elles descendent - they go down.
Illustrative background for Entendre - to hearIllustrative background for Entendre - to hear ?? "content

Entendre - to hear

  • J'entends - I hear.
  • Tu entends - you (s) hear.
  • Il/elle entend - he/she hears.
  • Nous entendons - we hear.
  • Vous entendez - you (pl) hear.
  • Ils/elles entendent - they hear.
Illustrative background for Répondre - to respond, answerIllustrative background for Répondre - to respond, answer ?? "content

Répondre - to respond, answer

  • Je réponds - I answer.
  • Tu réponds - you (s) answer.
  • Il/elle répond - he/she answers.
  • Nous répondons - we answer.
  • Vous répondez - you (pl) answer.
  • Ils/elles répondent - they answer

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