French 1 / Unit 8: Food and -ir/-re Verbs
8.5 Regular -re Verbs
Notes
Another regular group ends in -re: vendre (sell), attendre (wait for), répondre (answer), perdre (lose), entendre (hear), rendre (give back).
| Pronom | vendre |
|---|---|
| je | vends |
| tu | vends |
| il / elle / on | vend |
| nous | vendons |
| vous | vendez |
| ils / elles | vendent |
- Drop -re and add -s, -s, (nothing), -ons, -ez, -ent.
- The il/elle form has no ending: Il vend du pain.
- In inversion, the d sounds like t: Vend-il du pain ? (pronounced "vahn-teel").
- Attendre and entendre need no preposition: J'attends le bus. (I wait for the bus.)
- Examples: Elle répond à la question. Nous perdons le match. Vous attendez vos amis.
Practice
Complete: « Elle ___ le pain. » (vendre)
Il/elle has no ending: vend.
Complete: « Vous ___ le bus. » (attendre)
Vous takes -ez.
Which sentence means "I hear the music"?
Je takes -s: entends.
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