Conjugate regular -dre verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
Learn how to conjugate regular -DRE verbs in Le Passé Composé.
Conjugation of ENTENDRE (to hear) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French
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REGULAR -DRE VERB |
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j' |
ai entendu |
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tu |
as entendu |
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il / elle / on |
a entendu |
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nous |
avons entendu |
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vous |
avez entendu |
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ils/elles |
ont entendu |
Regular -DRE verbs are easy to conjugate in Le Passé Composé :
avoir in Le Présent + past participle
To form the past participle of regular -dre verbs, simply replace the -re ending of the infinitive form with -u:
entendre (to hear) -> entendu (heard)
répondre (to answer) -> répondu (answered)
attendre (to wait for) -> attendu (waited for)
vendre (to sell) -> vendu (sold)
perdre (to lose) -> perdu (lost)
etc
ATTENTION:
Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb:
Il a perdu ses clés.He lost his keys.
Elle a perdu ses clés.She lost her keys.
Here are more examples to listen to:
J'ai vendu ma vieille voiture.I sold my old car.
Tu as répondu à son texto.You replied to his text.
Il a perdu son porte-feuille.He lost his wallet.
Nous avons entendu du bruit.We heard some noise.
Vous avez rendu visite à Paula.You visited Paula.
Ils ont attendu le bus ensemble.They waited for the bus together.
ATTENTION:
Here is a list of the main irregular -DRE verbs that DON'T follow this pattern:
- prendre (and derivatives) -> See Conjugate prendre and derivatives (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
- coudre
- peindre / craindre / joindre -> See Conjugate -aindre, -eindre, -oindre verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
See also Conjugate regular -er verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé) and Conjugate regular -ir verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)
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