résonner — French conjugation

to resonate (to vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration)

Frequency#97Regular

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
jerésonneI resonate
turésonnesyou resonate
il/ellerésonnehe/she/it resonates
nousrésonnonswe resonate
vousrésonnezyou (pl.) resonate
ils/ellesrésonnentthey resonate

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
jerésonnaiI resonated
turésonnasyou resonated
il/ellerésonnahe/she/it resonated
nousrésonnâmeswe resonated
vousrésonnâtesyou (pl.) resonated
ils/ellesrésonnèrentthey resonated

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
jerésonnais
turésonnais
il/ellerésonnait
nousrésonnions
vousrésonniez
ils/ellesrésonnaient

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
jerésonneraisI would resonate
turésonneraisyou would resonate
il/ellerésonneraithe/she/it would resonate
nousrésonnerionswe would resonate
vousrésonneriezyou (pl.) would resonate
ils/ellesrésonneraientthey would resonate

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
jerésonneraiI will resonate
turésonnerasyou will resonate
il/ellerésonnerahe/she/it will resonate
nousrésonneronswe will resonate
vousrésonnerezyou (pl.) will resonate
ils/ellesrésonnerontthey will resonate

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 résonnéI have resonated
tutu as résonnéyou have resonated
il/elleil/elle a résonnéhe/she/it has resonated
nousnous avons résonnéwe have resonated
vousvous avez résonnéyou (pl.) have resonated
ils/ellesils/elles ont résonnéthey have resonated

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 résonnéI had resonated
tutu avais résonnéyou had resonated
il/elleil/elle avait résonnéhe/she/it had resonated
nousnous avions résonnéwe had resonated
vousvous aviez résonnéyou (pl.) had resonated
ils/ellesils/elles avaient résonnéthey had resonated

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

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 résonnéI will have resonated
tutu auras résonnéyou will have resonated
il/elleil/elle aura résonnéhe/she/it will have resonated
nousnous aurons résonnéwe will have resonated
vousvous aurez résonnéyou (pl.) will have resonated
ils/ellesils/elles auront résonnéthey will have resonated

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
jerésonne
turésonnes
il/ellerésonne
nousrésonnions
vousrésonniez
ils/ellesrésonnent

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
jerésonnasse
turésonnasses
il/ellerésonnât
nousrésonnassions
vousrésonnassiez
ils/ellesrésonnassent

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
turésonne
nousrésonnons
vousrésonnez