Entendre — to hear | French Verb Chart

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Entendre›to hear

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Présent (Indicatif)

j’entendsI hear
tu entendsyou hear
il / elle entendhe / she hears
nous entendonswe hear
vous entendezyou hear
ils / elles entendentthey hear

Passé composé (Indicatif)

j’ai entenduI heard
tu as entenduyou heard
il / elle a entenduhe / she heard
nous avons entenduwe heard
vous avez entenduyou heard
ils / elles ont entenduthey heard

Imparfait (Indicatif)

j’entendaisI was hearing
tu entendaisyou were
il entendaithe was
nous entendionswe were
vous entendiezyou were
ils entendaientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

j’entendraiI will hear
tu entendrasyou will
il entendrahe will
nous entendronswe will
vous entendrezyou will
ils entendrontthey will

Conditionnel présent

j’entendraisI would hear
tu entendraisyou would
il entendraithe would
nous entendrionswe would
vous entendriezyou would
ils entendraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

que j’entendethat I hear
que tu entendesthat you
qu’il entendethat he
que nous entendionsthat we
que vous entendiezthat you
qu’ils entendentthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

entendreinfinitive
entendantpresent participle
en entendantgerund (gérondif)
entendupast participle
entends · entendons · entendezimperative
avoirauxiliary in compound tenses

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📘 How to use Entendre

The regular -re model: j’entends, il entend, nous entendons.
Entendre = to hear (perceive sound); écouter = to listen (on purpose). Don’t mix them up!
S’entendre (bien) avec = to get on (well) with: je m’entends bien avec elle.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passéentendu (avoir)

Gérondifen entendant

Impératifentends ! · entendons ! · entendez !

Good to knowFamily: attendre, vendre, perdre. « bien entendu ! » = of course! « entendu » = agreed / understood.

🔊 Common expressions

Tu entends ce bruit ?Do you hear that noise?

Je n’ai rien entendu.I didn’t hear anything.

On s’entend très bien.We get on really well.

Bien entendu !Of course!

🔊 Example sentences

J’entends mal, parle plus fort.I can’t hear well, speak up.

Ils s’entendaient comme chien et chat.They got on like cat and dog.

Tu as entendu la nouvelle ?Did you hear the news?

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to HEAR (perceive) = ___ · to LISTEN (on purpose) = écouter (the pair)

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entendre

to get on with = s’entendre ___ (preposition)

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avec

of course! = bien ___ ! (idiom)

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entendu

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Entendre conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of entendre?

j’entends, tu entends, il / elle entend, nous entendons, vous entendez, ils / elles entendent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of entendre?

entendu — the passé composé is « j’ai entendu ». Entendre uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.

How do you say entendre in the future tense?

« j’entendrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.

What does entendre mean in English?

to hear. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.

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