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Edu Level: CSEC
-Most of the times, -re verbs are like this:
Répondre – to answer (respond)
Je réponds – I answer Tu réponds – You answer Il/Elle répond – He/She answers Nous répondons – We answer Vous répondez – You answer Ils/Elles répondent – They answer
-Notice there are no endings for the third person singular; the ending just drops.
There are also irregular -re verbs, these just have to be memorized.
Prendre - to take
Je prends – I take Tu prends – You take Il/Elle prend – He/She takes Nous prenons – We take Vous prenez – You take Ils/Elles prennent – They take
This verb also appears in other verbs such as:
Apprendre – to learn Comprendre – to understand Entreprendre – to undertake Surprendre – to surprise
These are also conjugated the same way:
J’apprends Tu apprends Il/Elle apprend Nous apprenons Vous apprenez Ils/Elles apprennent
Rompre – to break
Je romps Tu romps Il/Elle rompt Nous rompons Vous rompez Ils/Elles rompent
Corrompre – to corrupt Interrompre – to interrupt
These also follow rompre.
-Verbs that end in -uire, -dire, -fire and -lire
Cuire – to bake
Je cuis Tu cuis Il/Elle cuit Nous cuisons Vous cuisez Ils/Elles cuisent
-The plural forms have an ‘s’, then follow the conjugations
-Verbs that end in -crire
écrire – to write
J’écris Tu écris Il/Elle écrit Nous écrivons Vous écrivez Ils/Elles écrivent
-A ‘v’ is added before the regular conjugations in the plural form.
-Verbs that end in -aindre, -eindre, and -oindre,
Craindre – to fear
Je crains Tu crains Il/Elle craint Nous craignons Vous craignez Ils/Elles craignent
-The d is removed from all, and a ‘g’ and ‘n’ are added respectively, before continuing the original conjugation.
-Verbs that end with -ttre,
Mettre – to put
Je mets – I put Tu mets – You put Il/Elle met – He/she puts Nous mettons – We put Vous mettez – You put Ils/Elles mettent – They put
-The second ‘t’ is dropped in the singular forms, and the conjugation follows as normal
-Verbs that end with -aître (except naître)
Connaître – to know
Je connais Tu connais Il/Elle connaît Nous connaissons Vous connaissez Ils/Elles connaissent
-The ‘tre’ is dropped in all, and the conjugation continues; note the “î” in the third person singular.
-There are many exceptions as you can find here on:
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/irregular-re-v erbs/
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