The French verb entendre means "to hear". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of entendre is j'entends, tu entends, il/elle entend, nous entendons, vous entendez, ils/elles entendent. It is a regular -re verb, so every tense takes the standard -re endings. Its present participle is entendant and its past participle is entendu. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| j' | entends | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | entends | |
| il/ | entend | |
| nous | entendons | |
| vous | entendez | |
| ils/ | entendent |
| j' | ai entendu |
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| tu | as entendu |
| il/ | a entendu |
| nous | avons entendu |
| vous | avez entendu |
| ils/ | ont entendu |
| j' | entendais |
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| tu | entendais |
| il/ | entendait |
| nous | entendions |
| vous | entendiez |
| ils/ | entendaient |
| j' | entendrai |
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| tu | entendras |
| il/ | entendra |
| nous | entendrons |
| vous | entendrez |
| ils/ | entendront |
| j' | entendrais |
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| tu | entendrais |
| il/ | entendrait |
| nous | entendrions |
| vous | entendriez |
| ils/ | entendraient |
| que j' | entende |
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| que tu | entendes |
| qu'il/ | entende |
| que nous | entendions |
| que vous | entendiez |
| qu'ils/ | entendent |
| tu | entends |
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| nous | entendons |
| vous | entendez |
Entendre is regular. It follows the regular -re pattern, with forms such as entends, entendons, and entendront. Its past participle is entendu.
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Yes, entendre is regular. Its forms follow the regular -re model.
The forms are entends, entends, entend, entendons, entendez, and entendent.
The past participle is entendu, and the auxiliary is avoir. The passé composé includes ai entendu, as in the first person singular.