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Point de départ
You’ve already seen infinitives that end in -er and -ir.
The infinitive forms of some French verbs end in -re.
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Many -re verbs, such as attendre (to wait), follow a
regular pattern of conjugation, as shown below.
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The verb attendre means to wait or to wait for. Unlike
English, it does not require a preposition.
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To form the past participle of regular -re verbs, drop the
-re from the infinitive and add -u.
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