The third category of regular verbs is made up of -re' verbs. To conjugate, drop the -re to find the "stem" or "root". Add endings to the root based on the subject and tense, as demonstrated below for the present tense.
Formation
| French Grammar · Art · -re Verb Formation Formation des verbes en -re | ||
|---|---|---|
| pronoun | ending | verb |
| je (j') | -s | attends |
| tu | -s | attends |
| il/elle | - | attend |
| nous | -ons | attendons |
| vous | -ez | attendez |
| ils/elles | -ent | attendent |
Vendre
The verb vendre is a regular -re verb:
French Verb · Present Indicative · vendre to sell | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||||
| first person | je vends | jzeuh vahn | I sell | nous vendons | noo vahn dohn | we sell |
| second person | tu vends | too vahn | you sell | vous vendez | voo vahn day' | you sell |
| third person | il vend | eel vahn | he sells | ils vendent | eel vahnde | they sell (masc. or mixed) |
| elle vend | ell vahn | she sells | ||||
| on vend | oh vahn | one sells | elles vendent | ell vahnde | they sell (fem.) | |
Common -re Verbs
Compared to -er verbs, -re verbs are not very common. You will however see the following verbs fairly often.
Going to a Museum
| la portraitiste | portraitist |
Music
| French Vocabulary · Art · audio287 kb Music La musique | |
|---|---|
| écouter la musique | to listen to music |
| des paroles | lyrics (le parole = word) |
| Composing | |
| le musicien | musician |
| le compositeur | composer |
| l'auteur (des paroles) | (lyrics) writer |
| Instruments | |
| l'instrument (m) | instruement |
| la clarinette | clarient |
| le violon | violin |
| la harpe | harp |
| la guitare | guitar |
| le piano | piano |
French Museums, Theaters, and Opera Houses
Beau, Nouveau, and Vieux
Formation
| French Grammar · Art · The Adjectives Beautiful, New, and Old Beau, Nouveau, and Vieux | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masc. Consonant | Masc. Vowel | Fem. Sing. (all) | ||
| Beau | Singular | un beau garçon | un bel individu | une belle fillette |
| Plural | de beaux garçons | de beauxzindividus | de belles fillettes | |
| Nouveau | Singular | un nouveau camion | un nouvel ordre | une nouvelle idée |
| Plural | de nouveaux camions | de nouveauxzordres | de nouvelles idées | |
| Vieux | Singular | un vieux camion | un vieil ordre | une vieille idée |
| Plural | de vieux camions | de vieuxzordres | de vieilles idées | |
Sentences Placement
As you have already learned, most adjectives come after the noun they modify in French.
- un homme intelligent - an intelligent man
- des hommes intelligents - intelligent men
However, some common French adjectives, including beau, nouveau, and vieux come before the noun.
- une jolie voiture - a pretty car
Des is replaced with de when an adjective comes before the noun.
- de jolies voitures - pretty cars
Note that in informal speech, des in very often used in place of de.
Plays
| French Vocabulary · Art · Plays Les pièces | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| At the Theater | Play Genres | ||
| le théâtre | theater | le ballet | ballet |
| la pièce (de théâtre) | (theatrical) play lit: (theatrical) piece | la comédie | comedy |
| l'acte (f) la scène l'entracte (m) | act scene intermission | la comédie musicale | musical comedy |
| chanter le (la) chanteur (-euse) | to sing singer | le drame | drama |
| danser le (la) danseur (-euse) | to dance dancer | la tragédie | tragedy |
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