Our Day 37
Immersion – 37
verbes réguliers Présente la conjugation: Group -lll
(Regular verbs – Present tense conjugations Group – lll)
Note: Most of the French verbs whose infinitives ending in “-re” belong to Group – III regular verbs. But all the verbs whose endings are “-re” need not be regular. For example boire (bwah) = to drink is an irregular verb.
Rule to form the present tense conjugations of group – III verbs
Drop the ending “-re” from the infinitive and add the following with the remaining stem of the verb.
Endings:
| -s, -s, nothing, -ons, -ez, -ent |
|---|
Example:
Verb: vendre (vahN-druh) = to sell
| Conjugation | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| je vends | zhuh vahN | I sell, I am selling |
| tu vends | tew vahN | You sell, You are selling |
| il/eel/on vend | eel/ehl/ohN vahN | He/she/it/one sells/is selling |
| nous vendons | nooh vahN-dohN | We sell, we are selling |
| vous vendez | vooh vahN-dey | You sell, You are selling |
| ils/elles vendent | eel/ehl vahN | They sell, They are selling |
Exercise: I
Form the present tense conjugation of following verbs
1. attendre (ah-than-druh) = to wait
2. rendre (rahN-druh) = to return, to give back
3. prendre (prahN-druh) = to take
4. introduire (ahN-troh-dewrh) = to introduce.
5. perdre (pehr-druh)=to loose
6. pendre(pahN-truh)=to hang, to suspend
7. entendre(ahN-than-truh)=to hear, to understand
8. entreprendre (ahN-truh-prahN-druh)=to undertake
9. descendre (duh-suhN-druh) =to go down,to descend
10. dépendre (dey-pahN-druh) =to depend on
Exercise: II
1. ____ rends
2. ____ prend
3. _____ attendons
4. _____ rendez
5. _____ dépendent
6. _____ vends
Example:
1. Mon père vend sa vieille voiture. = My father sells his old car.
2. Il attend ses amis.= He waits for his friends.
3. Je introduis mes amis. = I introduce my friends.
4. Vous prenez votre ordinateur portable avec vous. = You take your laptop with you.
5. Ils entendent franÇais. = They understand French.
