Verbs ending in -dre like entendre in the present tense in French

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Verbs ending in -dre like entendre in the present tense

Verbs that end in -dre, such as entendre (to hear) and attendre (to wait), are conjugated in the present tense in the following manner. The same goes for: rendre (to return); descendre (to descend); vendre (to sell); fondre (to melt); répondre (to respond); perdre (to lose); mordre (to bite); etc.; and their derivatives.
entendre en
J’entends
Tu entends
Il entend/elle entend
Nous entendons
Vous entendez
Ils entendent/elles entendent
- Vous entendez ? - Non, je n’entends rien. -Do you hear? -No, I don’t hear anything.
Exception alert! The verb prendre (to take) has an irregular root: je prends, tu prends, il/elle prend, nous prenons, vous prenez, ils prennent; I take, you take, he/she takes, we take, you take, they take.

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