-re verbs

• Most -re verbs follow a conjugation pattern just like –er verbs do in French.

• To conjugate most verbs ending in –re, take off the –re and then add on endings to match the subject of the sentence.

attendre – to wait for

j’ attends

tu attends

Il/elle/on attend

nous attendons

vous attendez

ils/elles attendent

*NOTE that the il/elle/on form has no ending added to the stem.

Examples for attendre:

• Il attend Agathe.

He is waiting for Agatha.

• Nous attendons le bus.

We are waiting for the bus.

More –re verbs:

• entendre to hear

• perdre to loose

• répondre (à) to answer

• vendre to sell

• rendre to return

• rendre visite à to visit (someone)