rythmer — French conjugation

to rhythmize

Frequency#206Regular

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
jerythmeI rhythmize
turythmesyou rhythmize
il/ellerythmehe/she/it rhythmizes
nousrythmonswe rhythmize
vousrythmezyou (pl.) rhythmize
ils/ellesrythmentthey rhythmize

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
jerythmaiI rhythmized
turythmasyou rhythmized
il/ellerythmahe/she/it rhythmized
nousrythmâmeswe rhythmized
vousrythmâtesyou (pl.) rhythmized
ils/ellesrythmèrentthey rhythmized

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
jerythmais
turythmais
il/ellerythmait
nousrythmions
vousrythmiez
ils/ellesrythmaient

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
jerythmeraisI would rhythmize
turythmeraisyou would rhythmize
il/ellerythmeraithe/she/it would rhythmize
nousrythmerionswe would rhythmize
vousrythmeriezyou (pl.) would rhythmize
ils/ellesrythmeraientthey would rhythmize

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
jerythmeraiI will rhythmize
turythmerasyou will rhythmize
il/ellerythmerahe/she/it will rhythmize
nousrythmeronswe will rhythmize
vousrythmerezyou (pl.) will rhythmize
ils/ellesrythmerontthey will rhythmize

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 rythméI have rhythmized
tutu as rythméyou have rhythmized
il/elleil/elle a rythméhe/she/it has rhythmized
nousnous avons rythméwe have rhythmized
vousvous avez rythméyou (pl.) have rhythmized
ils/ellesils/elles ont rythméthey have rhythmized

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 rythméI had rhythmized
tutu avais rythméyou had rhythmized
il/elleil/elle avait rythméhe/she/it had rhythmized
nousnous avions rythméwe had rhythmized
vousvous aviez rythméyou (pl.) had rhythmized
ils/ellesils/elles avaient rythméthey had rhythmized

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

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 rythméI will have rhythmized
tutu auras rythméyou will have rhythmized
il/elleil/elle aura rythméhe/she/it will have rhythmized
nousnous aurons rythméwe will have rhythmized
vousvous aurez rythméyou (pl.) will have rhythmized
ils/ellesils/elles auront rythméthey will have rhythmized

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
jerythme
turythmes
il/ellerythme
nousrythmions
vousrythmiez
ils/ellesrythment

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
jerythmasse
turythmasses
il/ellerythmât
nousrythmassions
vousrythmassiez
ils/ellesrythmassent

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
turythme
nousrythmons
vousrythmez