Pondre is a french third group verb. So, this verb is irregular and do not follow a regular conjugation pattern like first or second group verbs. Follow this link to see all the endings of the conjugation of most of the third group verbs :
conjugation rules and endings for the second group verbs.
Most verbs in
-dre:
-andre, -endre, -ondre, -erdre, -ordre conjugate like
rendre (major exceptions are those in
-indre and
-oudre).
Prendre and its compounds, however, have a very different conjugation, where the
d is only kept in the future and conditional.
Pondre verb is conjugated in negative form. The placement of the negative adverb follow the following rules:
- the adverb
« ne » is placed after the pronoun and before the verb.
- in simple tenses, the adverbs (
« ne ...pas »,
« ne...plus »,
« ne...jamais », etc...) surround the verb
pondre.
- in compound tenses or in ive voice, the negative adverbs surround the auxiliary.