2. Point de départ
You’ve already seen infinitives that end in -er and -ir. The infinitive forms of some French verbs end in -re.
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3. Il/Elle/On vend son ordinateur. Nous vendons nos livres.
Infinitive
Vendre
Stem
Endings
Present
Je vends ma raquette.
Tu vends ton scooter.
Il/Elle/On vend son ordinateur.
Nous vendons nos livres.
Vous vendez vos CD.
Il/Elles vendent leur voiture.
vend- -s -
-ons
-ez
-ent
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4. Many -re verbs, such as attendre (to wait), follow a regular pattern of conjugation, as shown below.
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5. D’Accord 1 Leçon 6B.2
Irregular –RE Verbs

7. Some verbs whose infinitives end in -re are irregular.

8. Rendre visite à means to visit a person, while visiter means to visit a place.

10. Like for the other verb groups, use present tense verb forms to give commands

11. The verb attendre means to wait or to wait for
The verb attendre means to wait or to wait for. Unlike English, it does not require a preposition.