approvisionner — French conjugation

to supply; stock

Frequency#1477Regular

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
jeapprovisionneI supply
tuapprovisionnesyou supply
il/elleapprovisionnehe/she/it supplies
nousapprovisionnonswe supply
vousapprovisionnezyou (pl.) supply
ils/ellesapprovisionnentthey supply

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
jeapprovisionnaiI supplied
tuapprovisionnasyou supplied
il/elleapprovisionnahe/she/it supplied
nousapprovisionnâmeswe supplied
vousapprovisionnâtesyou (pl.) supplied
ils/ellesapprovisionnèrentthey supplied

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
jeapprovisionnais
tuapprovisionnais
il/elleapprovisionnait
nousapprovisionnions
vousapprovisionniez
ils/ellesapprovisionnaient

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
jeapprovisionneraisI would supply
tuapprovisionneraisyou would supply
il/elleapprovisionneraithe/she/it would supply
nousapprovisionnerionswe would supply
vousapprovisionneriezyou (pl.) would supply
ils/ellesapprovisionneraientthey would supply

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
jeapprovisionneraiI will supply
tuapprovisionnerasyou will supply
il/elleapprovisionnerahe/she/it will supply
nousapprovisionneronswe will supply
vousapprovisionnerezyou (pl.) will supply
ils/ellesapprovisionnerontthey will supply

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 approvisionnéI have supplied
tutu as approvisionnéyou have supplied
il/elleil/elle a approvisionnéhe/she/it has supplied
nousnous avons approvisionnéwe have supplied
vousvous avez approvisionnéyou (pl.) have supplied
ils/ellesils/elles ont approvisionnéthey have supplied

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 approvisionnéI had supplied
tutu avais approvisionnéyou had supplied
il/elleil/elle avait approvisionnéhe/she/it had supplied
nousnous avions approvisionnéwe had supplied
vousvous aviez approvisionnéyou (pl.) had supplied
ils/ellesils/elles avaient approvisionnéthey had supplied

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 approvisionné
tutu aurais approvisionné
il/elleil/elle aurait approvisionné
nousnous aurions approvisionné
vousvous auriez approvisionné
ils/ellesils/elles auraient approvisionné

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 approvisionnéI will have supplied
tutu auras approvisionnéyou will have supplied
il/elleil/elle aura approvisionnéhe/she/it will have supplied
nousnous aurons approvisionnéwe will have supplied
vousvous aurez approvisionnéyou (pl.) will have supplied
ils/ellesils/elles auront approvisionnéthey will have supplied

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
jeapprovisionne
tuapprovisionnes
il/elleapprovisionne
nousapprovisionnions
vousapprovisionniez
ils/ellesapprovisionnent

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
jeapprovisionnasse
tuapprovisionnasses
il/elleapprovisionnât
nousapprovisionnassions
vousapprovisionnassiez
ils/ellesapprovisionnassent

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
tuapprovisionne
nousapprovisionnons
vousapprovisionnez