Regular RE Verb Rules

Question 1

Summary

Verbs ending in “RE”

Example Vendre = To sell

Drop the “RE” = Vend

Je = Stem + **s** ( je vend**s**)
Tu = Stem + **s** (tu vend**s**)
Il/Elle = Stem (il vend)
nous = stem + **ons** (nous vend**ons**)
vous = stem + **ez** (vous vend**ez**)
ils/elles = stem + **ent** (ils vend**ent**)

Answer 1

• attendre: to wait (for)
• défendre: to defend
• descendre: to descend
• entendre: to hear
• étendre: to stretch
• fondre: to melt
• pendre: to hang, suspend
• perdre: to lose
• prétendre: to claim
• rendre: to give back, return
• répandre: to spread, scatter
• répondre: to answer
• vendre: to sell

Question 2

Attendre = to wait for

I wait for

Answer 2

J’attends

Question 3

Perdre = to lose

You lose (singular)

Answer 3

Tu perds

Question 4

Prétendre = to claim

He claims

Answer 4

Il prétend

Question 5

Entendre = to hear

We hear

Answer 5

Nous entendons

Question 6

répondre = to answer

You answer (plural)

Answer 6

Vous répondez

Question 7

rendre = to give back

They give back

Answer 7

Ils/elles rendent