11) Present tense – RE Verbs

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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