The main type being the verbs ending in -re. Keep in mind that this type includes less than 20 verbs.
How to conjugate an -re verb?
Just like verbs ending in -er and -ir, remove the -re from the verb, leaving you with the stem ending in d-. Then add the endings to the stem. For -re verbs, the endings are -s -s -nothing-ons -ez -ent. Remember that for il, elle and on, there is no ending in this conjugation.
| Entendre | To hear |
|---|---|
| Je | j’entends |
| Tu | entends |
| Il | entend |
| Elle | entend |
| on | entend |
| Nous | entendons |
| Vous | entendez |
| ils | entendent |
| elles | entendent |
| Common verbs ending in -re: | |
|---|---|
| Attendre | To wait |
| Correspondre | To correspond |
| Confondre | To confuse |
| Défendre | To defend |
| Pendre | To hang |
| Rendre | To return / To give back |
| Répondre | To answer |
| Dépendre | To depend |
| Tendre | To stretch / To hold out |
| Descendre | To go down / To descend |
| Entendre | To hear |
| Tordre | To twist |
| Étendre | To extend / To spread out |
| Fondre | To melt |