analyser — French conjugation

to analyse

Frequency#47Regular

Indicative

Present (Présent) Regular

Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.

Elle parle arabe et français.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jeanalyseI analyse
tuanalysesyou analyse
il/elleanalysehe/she/it analyses
nousanalysonswe analyse
vousanalysezyou (pl.) analyse
ils/ellesanalysentthey analyse

Simple past (Passé simple) Regular

The passé simple narrates completed past events in a literary or very formal style. In everyday conversation people use the passé composé instead, so you mostly meet this form in books and journalism.

Ils virent le roi s'approcher.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jeanalysaiI analysed
tuanalysasyou analysed
il/elleanalysahe/she/it analysed
nousanalysâmeswe analysed
vousanalysâtesyou (pl.) analysed
ils/ellesanalysèrentthey analysed

Imperfect (Imparfait) Regular

The imparfait describes ongoing or repeated past actions and sets the background — how things were, what used to happen, weather, feelings. The passé composé, by contrast, marks single completed events.

Quand j'étais petit, j'allais souvent à la piscine.

PronounFrench
jeanalysais
tuanalysais
il/elleanalysait
nousanalysions
vousanalysiez
ils/ellesanalysaient

Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular

The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.

Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?

PronounFrenchEnglish
jeanalyseraisI would analyse
tuanalyseraisyou would analyse
il/elleanalyseraithe/she/it would analyse
nousanalyserionswe would analyse
vousanalyseriezyou (pl.) would analyse
ils/ellesanalyseraientthey would analyse

Future (Futur) Regular

The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.

Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jeanalyseraiI will analyse
tuanalyserasyou will analyse
il/elleanalyserahe/she/it will analyse
nousanalyseronswe will analyse
vousanalyserezyou (pl.) will analyse
ils/ellesanalyserontthey will analyse

Present perfect (Passé composé) Regular

The passé composé is the main spoken past for completed, bounded actions (often with a time adverb). Use avoir with most verbs; être is required for a fixed group of motion/inchange and all pronominal verbs, with participle agreement when necessary.

Elle est venue tôt, puis elle a téléphoné.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'ai analyséI have analysed
tutu as analyséyou have analysed
il/elleil/elle a analyséhe/she/it has analysed
nousnous avons analyséwe have analysed
vousvous avez analyséyou (pl.) have analysed
ils/ellesils/elles ont analyséthey have analysed

Pluperfect (Plus-que-parfait) Regular

The plus-que-parfait is the “earlier past”: one action was already over before another past moment. It answers “had already” when a story is anchored in a past time.

Déjà, il avait fini quand je suis arrivé.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'avais analyséI had analysed
tutu avais analyséyou had analysed
il/elleil/elle avait analyséhe/she/it had analysed
nousnous avions analyséwe had analysed
vousvous aviez analyséyou (pl.) had analysed
ils/ellesils/elles avaient analyséthey had analysed

Conditional perfect (Conditionnel passé) Regular

The conditionnel passé states what would have been true, plans that failed, and unreal past if-clauses (often with si + plus-que-parfait in the apodose).

J'aurais dit oui, mais c'était impossible.

PronounFrench
jej'aurais analysé
tutu aurais analysé
il/elleil/elle aurait analysé
nousnous aurions analysé
vousvous auriez analysé
ils/ellesils/elles auraient analysé

Future perfect (Futur antérieur) Regular

The futur antérieur marks an action that will be finished before a later future moment (by then I will have…). It can also suggest a conjecture about a recent past fact in formal or literary use.

D'ici samedi, j'aurai lu le rapport.

PronounFrenchEnglish
jej'aurai analyséI will have analysed
tutu auras analyséyou will have analysed
il/elleil/elle aura analyséhe/she/it will have analysed
nousnous aurons analyséwe will have analysed
vousvous aurez analyséyou (pl.) will have analysed
ils/ellesils/elles auront analyséthey will have analysed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Regular

The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…

Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.

PronounFrench
jeanalyse
tuanalyses
il/elleanalyse
nousanalysions
vousanalysiez
ils/ellesanalysent

Imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif imparfait) Regular

The imparfait du subjonctif is a literary and formal past subjunctive. In modern speech, the present subjunctive usually replaces it for the same meaning.

Bien qu'il fût fatigué, il continua.

PronounFrench
jeanalysasse
tuanalysasses
il/elleanalysât
nousanalysassions
vousanalysassiez
ils/ellesanalysassent

Other forms

Imperative (Impératif) Regular

The imperative is for direct orders and advice to tu, nous, and vous. For many -er verbs, the tu form drops the final -s of the present (parle!); negatives use the subjunctive-like forms in practice.

Fermons la porte, s'il vous plaît !

PronounFrench
tuanalyse
nousanalysons
vousanalysez