Re Verbs

Question 1

Endings for -re verbs

Answer 1

Je=s
Tu=s
Il=nothing
Nous=ons
Vous=ez
Ils/elles=ent

Question 2

To wait, wait for

Answer 2

Attendre

Question 3

To defend; to forbid

Answer 3

Défendre

Question 4

To go down; to get off

Answer 4

Descendre

Question 5

To hear

Answer 5

Entendre

Question 6

To lose

Answer 6

Perdre

Question 7

To waste time

Answer 7

Perdre du temps

Question 8

To give (back), to return

Answer 8

Rendre

Question 9

To answer

Answer 9

Répondre (à)

Question 10

To visit (a person)

Answer 10

Rendre visite à

Question 11

to stretch out; to offer

Answer 11

Tendre

Question 12

To sell

Answer 12

Vendre

Question 13

Which re verbs need à preposition before the following noun?

Answer 13

Rendre visite and répondre

• Ils répondent toujours à mes questions (They always answer my questions)
• Tu rends visite aux voisins? (Are you visiting the neighbors?)

Question 14

Visiter+noun vs. Rendre viste à

Answer 14

Visiter+noun to express a visit to a city, building, museum, natural site

Rendre visite à for visits to people

Question 15

How to do inverted question form with -re verbs

Answer 15

In the inverted question form, the -d of the regular third-person singular -re verbs is pronounced [t].

Vend-on…? [Van-tOn] (Does he sell?)

In plural form the t is also pronounced

Vendent-elles…? [Van-d(uh)-tehl] (Do they sell?)

Question 16

To teach

Answer 16

Apprendre

Question 17

To tell

Answer 17

Dire

Question 18

To write

Answer 18

Écrire

Question 19

To appear, seem

Answer 19

Paraître

Question 20

To please

Answer 20

Plaire