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FRENCH VERB

entendre

to hear

  • #30 most used
  • Regular -re verb
  • Past participle: entendu
  • Present participle: entendant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I hear
  2. tu you hear
  3. il, elle, on he/she hears
  4. nous we hear
  5. vous you hear
  6. ils, elles they hear

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I heard
  2. tu you heard
  3. il, elle, on he/she heard
  4. nous we heard
  5. vous you heard
  6. ils, elles they heard

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to hear
  2. tu you used to hear
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to hear
  4. nous we used to hear
  5. vous you used to hear
  6. ils, elles they used to hear

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will hear
  2. tu you will hear
  3. il, elle, on he/she will hear
  4. nous we will hear
  5. vous you will hear
  6. ils, elles they will hear

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would hear
  2. tu you would hear
  3. il, elle, on he/she would hear
  4. nous we would hear
  5. vous you would hear
  6. ils, elles they would hear

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I hear
  2. tu (that) you hear
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she hear
  4. nous (that) we hear
  5. vous (that) you hear
  6. ils, elles (that) they hear

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu hear!
  2. nous hear! (let’s)
  3. vous hear! (plural, or formal)

How to use entendre

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Tu entends la musique chez les voisins ?

    Can you hear the music at the neighbours'?

  2. Past

    J'ai entendu la porte claquer vers minuit.

    I heard the door slam around midnight.

  3. Imperfect

    On entendait la mer depuis la chambre.

    You could hear the sea from the room.

  4. Future

    Vous entendrez les cloches à midi.

    You'll hear the bells at noon.

  5. Conditional

    On entendrait mieux si tu baissais la télé.

    We'd hear better if you turned the TV down.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Parle plus fort pour que ta grand-mère entende.

    Speak louder so your grandmother can hear.

  7. Imperative

    Entends-moi bien : pas de téléphone à table.

    Hear me out: no phone at the table.

Good to know

  • Entendre is to hear; écouter is to listen. Entendre parler de is to hear about.

Where you hear entendre

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Je t'entends mal. I can't hear you well.
  • Je n'ai pas entendu mon téléphone. I didn't hear my phone.
  • Tu vas mieux m'entendre ici. You're going to hear me better here.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Tu m'entends ? Can you hear me?
  • Je n'ai pas entendu le téléphone. I didn't hear the phone.
  • Avec l'alarme, je vais entendre mon téléphone. With the alarm, I'm going to hear my phone.
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A Bad Line

Beginner Level 1 · je t'entends · Tu m'entends ?

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The First Argument

Beginner Level 3 · je n'ai pas entendu

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