Verbs ending in -dre (entendre, prendre) in the present tense
Verbs that end in -dre, such as entendre (to hear), rendre (to return), descendre (to go down), vendre (to sell), répondre (to answer), perdre (to lose), are conjugated in the present tense in the following manner:
Tu entends
Il entend/elle entend
Nous entendons
Vous entendez
Ils entendent/elles entendent
Tu réponds
Il répond/elle répond
Nous répondons
Vous répondez
Ils répondent/elles répondent
They give back the money.
I'm selling my yacht.
Note: the verb prendre (to take) and its derivatives (apprendre, to learn, comprendre, to understand, surprendre, to surprise, etc.) have irregular stems.
Tu prends
Il prend/elle prend
Nous prenons
Vous prenez
Ils prennent/elles prennent
Tu comprends
Il comprend/elle comprend
Nous comprenons
Vous comprenez
Ils comprennent/elles comprennent
Nadia and Anna take the underground.
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