mixer — French conjugation

to mix

Frequency#726Regular

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
jemixeI mix
tumixesyou mix
il/ellemixehe/she/it mixes
nousmixonswe mix
vousmixezyou (pl.) mix
ils/ellesmixentthey mix

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
jemixaiI mixed
tumixasyou mixed
il/ellemixahe/she/it mixed
nousmixâmeswe mixed
vousmixâtesyou (pl.) mixed
ils/ellesmixèrentthey mixed

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
jemixais
tumixais
il/ellemixait
nousmixions
vousmixiez
ils/ellesmixaient

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
jemixeraisI would mix
tumixeraisyou would mix
il/ellemixeraithe/she/it would mix
nousmixerionswe would mix
vousmixeriezyou (pl.) would mix
ils/ellesmixeraientthey would mix

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
jemixeraiI will mix
tumixerasyou will mix
il/ellemixerahe/she/it will mix
nousmixeronswe will mix
vousmixerezyou (pl.) will mix
ils/ellesmixerontthey will mix

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 mixéI have mixed
tutu as mixéyou have mixed
il/elleil/elle a mixéhe/she/it has mixed
nousnous avons mixéwe have mixed
vousvous avez mixéyou (pl.) have mixed
ils/ellesils/elles ont mixéthey have mixed

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 mixéI had mixed
tutu avais mixéyou had mixed
il/elleil/elle avait mixéhe/she/it had mixed
nousnous avions mixéwe had mixed
vousvous aviez mixéyou (pl.) had mixed
ils/ellesils/elles avaient mixéthey had mixed

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

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 mixéI will have mixed
tutu auras mixéyou will have mixed
il/elleil/elle aura mixéhe/she/it will have mixed
nousnous aurons mixéwe will have mixed
vousvous aurez mixéyou (pl.) will have mixed
ils/ellesils/elles auront mixéthey will have mixed

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
jemixe
tumixes
il/ellemixe
nousmixions
vousmixiez
ils/ellesmixent

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
jemixasse
tumixasses
il/ellemixât
nousmixassions
vousmixassiez
ils/ellesmixassent

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
tumixe
nousmixons
vousmixez