Regular RE Verbs
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 6.1.3
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):
Je vends - I sell
Tu vends - you sell
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle/on vend - he/she sells
Nous vendons - we sell
Vous vendez - you sell
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles vendent - they sell
5 Common RE Verbs
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Test yourself on Regular RE Verbs
How do you say 'they sell' in French?
Which one of the following is NOT a correct form of 'vendre'?
How do you say 'we hear' in French?