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The Present Simple. Verbs of the Third Group ending in eindre, tendre, prendre, and crire

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There are three groups of verbs in French:

The first group: The verbs end in “er” and follow the same conjugation except for “aller” which is a verb of the 3rd group.

The second group: This group comprises all verbs that end in “ir” and which their present participle ends in “issant” For example: finir is a verb of the second group because it ends in “ir” and its present participle ends in “issant” : finissant

The third group: comprises all the other verbs. We also call them “irregular verbs” because they don’t follow any specific conjugation. For example: prendre, tenir, voir, etc.


Lesson 3: The verbs ending in “eindre” , “tendre”, “prendre”, et “crire”

A) Verbs ending in eindre conjugate like: peindre

For example: astreindre, atteindre, ceindre, dépeindre, déteindre, enfreindre, éteindre, feindre, geindre, repeindre, restreindre.

Je peins
Tu peins
Il /elle/ on peint
Nous peignons
Vous peignez
Ils/elles peignent

B) Verbs ending in tendre conjugate like: tendre

For example: attendre, détendre, distendre, entendre, étendre, prétendre, sous-entendre.

Je tends
Tu tends
Il /elle/ on tend
Nous tendons
Vous tendez
Ils/elles tendent

C) Verbs ending in prendre conjugate like: prendre

For example: apprendre, comprendre, entreprendre, s’éprendre, méprendre, reprendre, surprendre.

Je prends
Tu prends
Il /elle/ on prend
Nous prenons
Vous prenez
Ils/elles prennent

D) Verbs ending in crire conjugate like: décrire

For example: circonscrire, décrire, écrire, inscrire, prescrire, proscrire, réécrire, transcrire, souscrire.

Je décris
Tu décris
Il /elle/ on décrit
Nous décrivons
Vous décrivez
Ils/elles décrivent

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