11) Present tense – RE Verbs

11) Present tense – RE Verbs

je vends I sell/I am selling

la moto the motorbike

Je vends le moto I am selling the motorbike

Il vend He sells

La voiture the car

Il vend la voiture He is selling the car

Elle vend She sells

Le vélo The bike

Elle vend le vélo She sells the bike

Nous vendons We sell

Le bateau the boat

Nous vendons le bateau We sell the boat.

Vous vendez You sell

L’avion The plane

Vous vendez l’avion You sell the plane.

Ils vendent They sell

Le taxi The taxi

Ils vendent le taxi They sell the taxi.

je vends le taxi I sell/I am selling the taxi

il vend la voiture he sells the car

elle vend le bateau she sells the boat

nous vendons l’avion we sell the plane

vous vendez la motoyou sell the motorbike

ils vendent le vélo they sell the bike

NB In English ‘for’ is added after waiting in the examples below. This is not added in French, it is more like ‘awaiting something’.

J’attends I am waiting

L’avion the plane

J’attends l’avion I’m waiting for the plane

Il attend He’s waiting

Un taxi A taxi

Il attend un taxi He’s waiting for a taxi

Nous attendons We are waiting

Le bus the bus

Nous attendons le bus We’re waiting for the bus

Vous attendez You are waiting

Le train the train

Vous attendez le train You’re waiting for the train

Ils attendent They are waiting

Le taxi the taxi

Ils attendent le taxi They’re waiting for the taxi

J’attends le bus I wait / I am waiting for the bus

Il attend un taxi He waits/He is waiting for a taxi

Nous attendons l’avion We wait/We are waiting for the plane

Vous attendez le train You wait/You are waiting for the train

Ils attendent le taxi They wait/They are waiting for the taxi.

Reminder

Voulez-vouz manger quelque chose? Would you like to eat something?

Oui, je voudrais manger quelque chose parce que j’ai faim Yes, I would like to eat something because I am hungry.

Voulez-vous boire quelque chose Would you like to drink something?

Oui, je voudrais boire quelque chose parce que j’ai soif Yes, I would like something to drink because I am thirsty.

vous ne dansez pas vite You don’t dance quickly

ils ne dansent pas They don’t dance

Ils dansent souvent They dance often

ils chantent souvent They sing often

Ils ne dansent pas souvent They don’t danse often

ils ne chantent pas They don’t sing often

vous chantez mal You sing badly

Je voudrais deux raisins I would like two grapes

Je voudrais huit pommes I would like eight apples

Je voudrais cinq bananes I would like five bananas

Je voudrais quatre tomates I would like four tomatoes

Je voudrais six pommes I would like six apples

Je voudrais sept fraises I woulsl like seven strawberrys

Je voudrais dix poires I would like ten pears

Je voudrais neuf prunes I would like nine plums

Je voudrais trois fraises I would like three strawberrys

Je voudrais une orange I would like an orange

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