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Level 14 - Regular -RE verbs
You have just worked with verbs ending in -er and learnt that the endings for the different ' persons ' of the verb are always the same. A similar thing happens with verb infinitives ending in -re , except the endings are different. Here is an example of an -re verb: perdre 'to lose '.
je perds
tu perds
il perd
elle perd
on perd
nous perdons
vous perdez
ils perdent
elles perdent
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I lose
you (sg.) lose
he loses
she loses
one loses
we lose
you (pl.) lose
they (m.) lose
they (f.) lose |
So the endings of regular -re verbs, when you take off the -re bit, are as follows.
je
tu
il
elle
on
nous
vous
ils
elles |
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-s
-s
-
-
-
-ons
-ez
-ent
-ent |
Other verbs
Here is a list of -re verbs which work in exactly the same way. The list of verbs you need to know for GCSE and Common Entrance can be found in the verblist.
attendre
défendre
descendre
entendre
perdre
prétendre
rendre
répondre
tendre
vendre
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to wait, to wait for
to defend
to descend / to go down
to hear
to lose
to claim
to give back / to render
to respond
to stretch
to sell |
Test yourself!
Translate from French into English, then from English into French. Highlight the right-hand column to reveal the answers.
1 |
j'attends |
= I wait (for) |
2 |
tu défends |
= you defend |
3 |
il descend |
= he (it) goes down (descends) |
4 |
elle entend |
= she (it) hears |
5 |
Jacques perd |
= Jacques loses |
6 |
Yvette prétend |
= Yvette claims |
7 |
nous rendons |
= we give back (render) |
8 |
vous répondez |
= you respond |
9 |
ils tendent |
= they stretch |
10 |
elles vendent |
= they sell |
11 |
I defend |
= je défends |
12 |
you (sg.) go down |
= tu descends |
13 |
he hears |
= il entend |
14 |
she loses |
= elle perd |
15 |
Jean claims |
= Jean prétend |
16 |
Claudette gives back |
= Claudette rend |
17 |
we respond |
= nous répondons |
18 |
you (pl.) stretch |
= vous tendez |
19 |
they (m.) sell |
= ils vendent |
20 |
they (f.) wait |
= elles attendent |
21 |
I hear my friend |
= j'entends mon ami |
22 |
he loses my pencil |
= il perd mon crayon |
23 |
she gives back my calculator |
= elle rend ma calculatrice |
24 |
my mother sells my hat |
= ma mère vend mon chapeau |
25 |
my parents wait for my sister |
= mes parents attendent ma sœur |
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