In this French grammar lesson, you will learn about regular re verbs conjugation in the present tense.
In this lesson you will learn about:
- how regular re verbs are conjugated in French
- the common regular re verbs in French
- how regular re verbs are pronounced in French
- how regular re verbs conjugation is used in sentences in French
- how regular re verbs conjugation Anki files can be downloaded
- how you can quiz yourself on regular re verbs conjugation
Please refer to the French A1 Curriculum to get a better overview of French grammar, if you are curious about this fits in French A1.
By the end of the lesson, you will know all about regular re verbs conjugation in the present tense!
Table of Contents
Regular re Verbs Conjugation Table
| new ending | vendre (to sell) | |
| je | s | vends |
| tu | s | vends |
| il/elle/on | – | vend |
| nous | ons | vendons |
| vous | ez | vendez |
| ils/elles | ent | vendent |
Regular re Verbs Conjugation Method
There is a three-step method that will make conjugating regular re verbs very easy for you.
In order to conjugate verbs that end with -re in the present tense one must:
- Find the infinitive (full verb)
- Cut off the -re
- Add the new ending (s, s, -, ons, ez, ent)
In the conjugation table above you can see the verb vendre which means to “to sell” in English.
We will take this verb and conjugate it in the “je” form using the three-step method.
- vendre
The full verb of “to sell” is vendre in French.
- vend
Once you cut off the re ending all that is left is vend.
- vends
When we add the new ending s, the final conjugated form will be vends.
So when you wish to say “I sell” in French you get:
Je vends
Common Regular re Verbs
French has three regular verb groups
- regular -er verbs
- regular -ir verbs
- regular -re verbs
The regular -re verbs group is the third biggest group. Many French verbs fall in this group.
Here is a list of common verbs that you are sure to encounter in day-to-day life:
| attendre | to wait |
| descendre | to go down |
| entendre | to hear |
| mordre | to bite |
| prendre | to take |
| répondre | to answer |
| vendre | to sell |
Pronunciation of Regular re Verbs
In this section on regular re verbs conjugation we will focus on pronunciation.
There are 4 important rules to take into account when you want to pronounce regular verbs that end with re in French.
- The je, tu, and il/elle/on verb forms all have the same pronunciation. The -ds and –d endings are not pronounced. In this case, it is just the “ven” part that gets pronounced.
Je vends
Tu vends
Il vend
These verbs are all pronounced in the same exact way.
The last letter that you’d hear is the “n“.
You don’t pronounce the letters in red.
- In the ils/elles verb form, you don’t pronounce the -ent ending. In this case, it is just the “vend” part that gets pronounced.
Ils vendent
The last letter that you pronounce is the “d“.
You don’t pronounce the letters in red.
- In the je form, there’s a special rule. If the first letter of the verb is a vowel or a silent “h“, then you must remove the “e” of “je” and replace this with an apostrophe.
attendre
J‘attends
Because the “e” of “je” disappeared, you then don’t have to pronounce that “e” anymore.
Please note how it is NOT “je attends“. This would be wrong.
- If the first letter of the verb is a vowel or a silent “h“, then we must perform a liaison. This happens in the nous, vous, and ils/elles form. This means that the final “s” of nous, vous, and ils/elles will have a “z” sound.
attendre
Nous attendons
Vous attendez
Ils attendent
Please note how the final “s” in all of the subject pronouns sounds like a “z”
Example Sentences with Regular re Verbs Conjugation
The final section of this lesson on regular re verbs conjugation is about seeing the verbs in action.
This is valuable because you can improve your understanding of regular re verbs conjugation through examples.
attendre
J’attends un appel très important.
I’m waiting for a very important call.
descendre
C’est ici que tu descends.
This is where you get out.
entendre
On entend souvent cette déclaration dans nos communautés.
This is a statement we hear often in our communities.
vendre
Nous vendons des chaussures.
We sell shoes.
mordre
Vous mordez votre langue.
You’re biting your tongue.
répondre
Trop de gens répondent sans réfléchir.
Too many people respond without thinking.
Quiz Yourself on Regular re Verbs Conjugation
It’s not enough to just read this lesson.
You should test your knowledge to see if you really understood everything, and to be able to repeat the material.
It is also for this reason that it is recommended to download the Anki Decks and practice them.
At the end of every lesson you can do a small test.
You will see the sentences of the previous chapter. It is up to you to give the correct answer.
You will either need to fill in the blanks, choose the correct multiple choice option, or both.
Once you are done the correct answer will be shown.
You can redo the quiz as many times as you want!
Anki File for Regular re Verbs Conjugation
It is important to do the Anki exercises for this lesson so that you can better remember what you just studied.
By downloading the Anki File for French A1, you can practice every French A1 lesson that is on Language Atlas.
You can also choose to just get the Anki File for French A1 Verbs. This only has the verbs for French A1.
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Anki can be downloaded from here.
