Formation
This third and final grouping of regular present tense verb conjugations is formed by dropping the “-re” ending from the verb and adding the appropriate ending. Notice that for the 3rd-person singular (“il, elle, on” form), no ending is added to the stem.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person | -s | -ons |
| 2nd-person | -s | -ez |
| 3rd-person | – | -ent |
Example Conjugations
| attendre | vendre |
| j’attends tu attends il attend nous attendons vous attendez ils attendent | je vends tu vends il vend nous vendons vous vendez ils vendent |
Example Sentences
Tu attends tes amis. You wait for your friends.
Ils vendent leur voiture. They are selling their car.
Commonly Used Regular “-RE” Verbs
The following are commonly used regular “-RE” verbs. This list is by no means exhaustive.
attendre (to wait for)
défendre (to defend)
descendre (to go down)
entendre (to hear)
perdre (to lose)
rendre (to give back)
répondre (to answer)
tendre (to hang)
vendre (to sell)