le train
train
les bagages
baggage
le taxi
taxi
le ticket
ticket (for bus, métro)
la voiture
car
la valise
suitcase
Hotels
la chambre
room
chambre de libre free room
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
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-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 ?
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vendre to sell
Singular
Plural
first person je vends jeuh vahn I sell
nous vendons noo vahn dohn we sell
second person tu vends too vahn you sell vous vendez voo vahn day' you sell il vend eel vahn he sells
ils vendent
they sell
eel vahnde
third person elle vend ell vahn she sells
(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
mettre - to put, to place
Irregular conjugation: je mets, tu mets, il/elle/on met, nous mettons, vous mettez, ils/elles mettent
connaître - to know (Note: "savoir" may also mean to know) Irregular conjugation: je connais, tu connais, il/elle/on connaît, nous connaissons, vous connaissez, ils/elles connaissent
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