Regular -re verbs in the present tense

Some verbs in French end in -re.
To form the present tense of most -re verbs, take off the -re and add -s, -s, -[nothing], -ons, -ez, -ent.

There is another group of regular verbs which end in -re. The verb rendre which means to give back is an –re verb and it conjugates as follows:

Not all verbs ending -re are regular verbs. For example prendre has the nous form prenons and not prendons

Here are some examples:

Est-ce que vous vendez des timbres?

Do you sell stamps?

Il répond à ma lettre

He replies to my letter

Nous attendons le bus

We’re waiting for the bus

J'entends les oiseaux

I can hear the birds

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