2. Many French verbs ending in –re
follow a regular pattern
The verb vendre (to sell) is conjugated below.
You will have to memorize which verbs ending in –re in
the infinitive follow the “normal” pattern of conjugation,
meaning you can just take the –re ending off the infinitive
and add the following endings to the stem:
vendre (to sell)
je vends nous vend ons
tu vends vous vend ez
il,elle,on vend ils,elles vend ent
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/vre1.html
3. Some verbs ending in –re are
irregular
Some verbs like prendre & mettre are irregular:
mettre (to put, put on, place)
je mets nous mett ons
tu mets vous mett ez
il,elle,on met ils,elles mett ent
.
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/vre2.html
4. Then we have verbs like “suivre”
Suivre means “to follow” ……
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/vre4.html
5. Practice makes Perfect!
The only way to learn verb conjugations is to practice
often, much like you would to learn a piece of music.
The link below brings to an excellent website where you
can practice all French verbs, and gives you helpful
comparisons to English verbs:
http://www.conjuguemos.com
