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Re Verbs

The document provides an overview of forming regular RE verbs in the French present tense, detailing the necessary subject pronouns and endings. It includes examples with the verbs répondre, attendre, and perdre, along with exercises for practice. Additionally, it offers a challenge to translate sentences into English.

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Re Verbs

The document provides an overview of forming regular RE verbs in the French present tense, detailing the necessary subject pronouns and endings. It includes examples with the verbs répondre, attendre, and perdre, along with exercises for practice. Additionally, it offers a challenge to translate sentences into English.

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French Present Tense Regular - RE Verbs

Key Information In
French, all
Verbs are ‘doing’ or ‘action’ words. verbs end in ER,
When you learn a verb in French, you always have to learn IR or RE in the
something called the infinitive. In English, the infinitive usually infinitive.
starts with ‘to’, e.g. to run, to walk, to jump.

There are lots of regular verbs in French that end in RE, e.g. répondre (to reply),
attendre (to wait) and perdre (to lose).

To form an RE verb in the present Remember, you always need to use the subject
tense, the first thing you have to do pronouns in French:
is cross off the RE!
je/j’ (I)
répondre attendre perdre
tu (you - singular informal)
You then add these endings:
il/elle (he/she/it)
s, s, -, ons, ez, ent.
nous (we)

vous (you - plural or singular formal)


Look at these examples:
ils/elles (they - masculine or
mixed/feminine)

répondre attendre perdre

je réponds j’attends je perds

tu réponds tu attends tu perds

il/elle répond il/elle attend il/elle perd

nous répondons nous attendons nous perdons

vous répondez vous attendez vous perdez

ils/elles répondent ils/elles attendent ils/elles perdent

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French Present Tense Regular - RE Verbs

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the RE verb in the present tense. The verb in
brackets will follow the same pattern as the verbs in the table. The first one has been
done for you.

1. Je descends l'escalier. (descendre - to descend/go down)

2. Nous le bus. (attendre - to wait)

3. Ils le match. (perdre - to lose)

4. Elle au message. (répondre - to reply)

5. Vous les oiseaux ? (entendre - to hear)

6. Elyas et Sophie le train. (attendre - to wait)

7. Alice et Leïla à la lettre. (répondre - to reply)

8. Nous de la montagne. (descendre - to descend/go down)

9. Tu ton ami(e) ? (attendre - to wait)

10. Lucas sa voiture. (vendre - to sell)

Challenge:

Can you translate sentences 1-10 into English?

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French Present Tense Regular - RE Verbs
Answers
1. Je descends l'escalier. (descendre - to descend/go down)

2. Nous attendons le bus. (attendre - to wait)

3. Ils perdent le match. (perdre - to lose)

4. Elle répond au message. (répondre - to reply)

5. Vous entendez les oiseaux ? (entendre - to hear)

6. Elyas et Sophie attendent le train. (attendre - to wait)

7. Alice et Leïla répondent à la lettre. (répondre - to reply)

8. Nous descendons de la montagne. (descendre - to descend/go down)

9. Tu attends ton ami(e) ? (attendre - to wait)

10. Lucas vend sa voiture. (vendre - to sell)

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French Present Tense Regular - RE Verbs Answers

Challenge:

Can you translate sentences 1-10 into English?

1. I go down/am going down the stairs.

2. We wait/are waiting for the bus.

3. They lose/are losing the match.

4. She replies/is replying to the message.

5. Do you hear the birds?

6. Elyas and Sophie wait/are waiting for the train.

7. Alice and Leïla reply/are replying to the letter.

8. We go down/are going down the mountain.

9. Are you waiting for your friend?

10. Lucas sells/is selling his car.

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