The verb form that ends in -RE is called the infinitive (in English, the infinitive is the verb preceded by the word "to"), and -RE is the infinitive ending. The verb with the infinitive ending removed is called the stem or radical. To conjugate -RE verbs, remove the infinitive ending to find the stem and add the endings in the table below.
French regular -RE verb conjugations | |||||
To conjugate an -RE verb in the present tense, remove the infinitive ending and then add the appropriate endings. For example, here are the present tense conjugations for the regular -RE verbs descendre (to descend), perdre (to lose), and vendre (to sell): | |||||
| Pronoun | Ending | descendre > descend- | perdre > perd- | vendre > vend- | |
| je | -s | descends | perds | vends | |
| tu | -s | descends | perds | vends | |
| il | - | descend | perd | vend | |
| nous | -ons | descendons | perdons | vendons | |
| vous | -ez | descendez | perdez | vendez | |
| ils | -ent | descendent | perdent | vendent | |
| Regular -RE verbs share conjugation patterns in all tenses and moods. | |||||
