{"id":118534,"date":"2023-07-28T19:04:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T23:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/french-regular-re-verbs\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T08:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:52:12","slug":"french-regular-re-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/french-regular-re-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Common Regular -re Verbs in French"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you may know, there are two main types of verbs in French: regular and irregular verbs. Today we’ll look at the most common regular verbs that end in –re<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You’ll learn how to conjugate these verbs and see how to use them in sentences with real-life examples, so you can start using these faithful French action words today.<\/p>\n

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Most Common Regular -re<\/em>\u00a0French Verbs<\/h2>\n

Attendre <\/i>(to wait for)<\/h3>\n

J’attends<\/strong> le gar\u00e7on qui porte la chemise bleue. <\/em><\/p>\n

(I’m waiting for the boy wearing the blue shirt.)<\/p>\n

Accepter<\/em> (to accept)<\/h3>\n

J’accepte<\/strong> l’invitation \u00e0 la f\u00eate. <\/em><\/p>\n

(I accept the invitation to the party.)<\/p>\n

Aimer<\/em> (to like)<\/h3>\n

Elle aime<\/strong> le chocolat. <\/em><\/p>\n

(She likes chocolate.)<\/p>\n

Bavarder<\/em> (to chat)<\/h3>\n

Nous bavardons<\/strong> pendant la r\u00e9cr\u00e9ation. <\/em><\/p>\n

(We chat during the break.)<\/p>\n

D\u00e9fendre<\/i>\u00a0(to defend)<\/h3>\n

Il d\u00e9fend<\/strong> les droits de tous les \u00eatres humains.<\/em><\/p>\n

(He defends the rights of all humans.)<\/p>\n

D\u00e9pendre <\/em>\u00a0(to depend on)<\/h3>\n

Je d\u00e9pends<\/strong> de ma voiture pour aller au travail. <\/em><\/p>\n

(I depend on my car to go to work.)<\/p>\n

Descendre<\/em> (to descend)<\/h3>\n

Nous descendons<\/strong> les escaliers lentement. <\/em><\/p>\n

(We are going down the stairs slowly.)<\/p>\n

D\u00e9tendre<\/em> (to relax)<\/h3>\n

Elle se d\u00e9tend<\/strong> en \u00e9coutant de la musique.<\/em> <\/p>\n

(She relaxes by listening to music.)<\/p>\n

Entendre<\/i>\u00a0(to hear)<\/h3>\n

Nous entend<\/strong><\/em>ons\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>un oiseau. <\/em><\/p>\n

(We hear a bird.)<\/p>\n

\u00c9tendre<\/em> (to stretch)<\/h3>\n

J’\u00e9tends<\/strong> le linge sur la corde \u00e0 linge.<\/em> <\/p>\n

(I am hanging the laundry on the clothesline.)<\/p>\n

Fendre<\/em> (to split)<\/h3>\n

Il fend<\/strong> le bois avec une hache.<\/em> <\/p>\n

(He splits the wood with an axe.)<\/p>\n

Fondre<\/i>\u00a0(to melt)<\/h3>\n

Tu fonds<\/strong> le fromage pour le repas. <\/em><\/p>\n

(You melt the cheese for the meal.)<\/p>\n

Mordre<\/em> (to bite)<\/h3>\n

Le chien ne va pas me mordre<\/strong>, n’est-ce pas?<\/em> <\/p>\n

(The dog is not going to bite me, right?)<\/p>\n

Pendre<\/i>\u00a0(to hang)<\/h3>\n

Vous pendez<\/strong> votre manteau au cintre. <\/em><\/p>\n

(You hang your coat on the hanger.)<\/p>\n

Perdre<\/i>\u00a0(to lose)<\/h3>\n

Tu perds<\/strong> toujours tes chaussures !<\/em><\/p>\n

(You always lose your shoes!)<\/p>\n

Pr\u00e9tendre <\/i>(to claim)<\/h3>\n

Elles pr\u00e9tendent<\/strong><\/i>\u00a0<\/strong>avoir vu l’homme au restaurant. <\/em><\/p>\n

(They claim to have seen the man at the restaurant.)<\/p>\n

Rendre<\/i>\u00a0(to return)<\/h3>\n

Elle rend<\/strong> les livres \u00e0 la biblioth\u00e8que. <\/em><\/p>\n

(She returns the books to the library.)<\/p>\n

R\u00e9pandre<\/em> (to spread, to scatter)<\/h3>\n

Le vent r\u00e9pand<\/strong> les feuilles dans le jardin.<\/em> <\/p>\n

(The wind scatters the leaves in the garden.)<\/p>\n

R\u00e9pondre<\/i>\u00a0(to answer)<\/h3>\n

Ils r\u00e9pondent<\/strong><\/em> aux questions. <\/em><\/p>\n

(They respond to the questions.)<\/p>\n

Tendre<\/em> (to tighten)<\/h3>\n

Elle tend<\/strong> la main pour l’aider \u00e0 se relever.<\/em> <\/p>\n

(She reaches out her hand to help him up.)<\/p>\n

Vendre<\/em> (to sell)<\/h3>\n

Ils vendent<\/strong> des fruits frais au march\u00e9.<\/em> <\/p>\n

(They sell fresh fruits at the market.)<\/p>\n

What Are Regular -re<\/em>\u00a0French Verbs?<\/h2>\n

Regular verbs are predictable and follow set patterns depending on their endings. This means that all regular verbs that end the same way follow the same conjugation<\/a> pattern and behave the same way when paired with a subject.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, irregular verbs are not predictable and do not follow a set pattern. That means that their forms have to be specially memorized.<\/p>\n

In French, there are three “groups” of regular verbs based on the ending of the infinitive (unconjugated) verb:<\/p>\n