Point de départ You’ve already seen infinitives that end in -er and -ir. The infinitive forms of some French verbs end in -re. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.
Many -re verbs, such as attendre (to wait), follow a regular pattern of conjugation, as shown below. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.
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The verb attendre means to wait or to wait for The verb attendre means to wait or to wait for. Unlike English, it does not require a preposition. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.
Rendre visite à means to visit a person, while visiter means to visit a place. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.
Some verbs whose infinitives end in -re are irregular. © 2015 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.
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