In this French grammar lesson we will learn about regular re verbs conjugation in the passe composé.
In this lesson you will learn about:
- how regular re verbs in the passé composé are conjugated in French,
- which verbs are common regular re verbs in French,
- how regular re verbs in the passé composé are pronounced in French,
- how regular re verbs in the passé composé are used in sentences in French,
- how you can immediately test your knowledge on regular re verbs conjugation in the passé composé,
- how regular re verbs conjugation in the passé composé Anki files can be downloaded.
Please refer to the French A2 Curriculum to get a better overview of French grammar if you are curious about how regular re verbs conjugation in the passe composé fits in French A2 grammar.
By the end of the lesson you will know all about regular re verbs conjugation in the passé composé.
Table of Contents
Regular re Verbs Conjugation in the Passé Composé
| vendre (to sell) | ||
| j’ | ai | vendu |
| tu | as | vendu |
| il/elle/on | a | vendu |
| nous | avons | vendu |
| vous | avez | vendu |
| ils/elles | ont | vendu |
Regular re Verbs Conjugation Method
To conjugate regular -re verbs in the passé composé, all you have to do is replace the -re ending of the infinitive with the –u.
vendre-> vendu
There is a three step method that will make everything very easy for you, if doing it immediately is too hard.
In order to conjugate verbs that end with -re in the passé composé one must:
- Find the infintive (full verb)
- Cut off the -re
- Add the new ending
In the conjugation table above you can see the verb vendre means to “to sell”.
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 of the re ending all that is left is vend
- vends
When we add the new ending u the final conjugated form will be vendu
So when you wish to say “I sold” in French you get:
J’ai vendu
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 Conjugations
In this section on regular re verbs conjugation in the passé composé we will focus on pronunciation.
There is 1 important rule to take into account when we want to pronounce the regular re verbs conjugation in the passé composé.
- The particip passé (vendu) is pronounced in the same way for all the verbs. The last sound that you hear is the u sound.
J’ai vendu
Tu as vendu
Il a vendu
Nous avons vendu
Vous avez vendu
Ils ont vendu
As you can see particip passé has the same pronunciation in every phrase.
Example Sentences with Regular re Verbs Conjugation in the Passé Composé
The final section of this lesson on regular re verbs conjugation in the passé composé is about seeing regular re verbs conjugation in the passé composé in action.
This is valuable because you can improve your understanding of regular re verbs conjugation in the passé composé through examples.
attendre
J’ai attendu trop longtemps pour ça.
I have waited too long for this.
descendre
Tu as descendu les escaliers.
You went down the stairs.
entendre
Il a entendu la conversation par accident.
He overheard the conversation by accident.
vendre
Nous avons vendu tous les tickets.
We’ve sold all the tickets.
mordre
Qu’avez-vous mordu ?
What did you bite?
répondre
Ils ont répondu à mes questions avec difficulté.
It was difficult for them to answer my questions.
Test Your Knowledge on Regular re Verbs Conjugation in the Passé Composé
It’s not enough just to read the article on this subject.
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 do 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. There’s no limit to it!
Anki File for Regular re Verbs Conjugation in the Passé Composé
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