structurer — French conjugation

to structure

Frequency#323Regular

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
jestructureI structure
tustructuresyou structure
il/ellestructurehe/she/it structures
nousstructuronswe structure
vousstructurezyou (pl.) structure
ils/ellesstructurentthey structure

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
jestructuraiI structured
tustructurasyou structured
il/ellestructurahe/she/it structured
nousstructurâmeswe structured
vousstructurâtesyou (pl.) structured
ils/ellesstructurèrentthey structured

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
jestructurais
tustructurais
il/ellestructurait
nousstructurions
vousstructuriez
ils/ellesstructuraient

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
jestructureraisI would structure
tustructureraisyou would structure
il/ellestructureraithe/she/it would structure
nousstructurerionswe would structure
vousstructureriezyou (pl.) would structure
ils/ellesstructureraientthey would structure

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
jestructureraiI will structure
tustructurerasyou will structure
il/ellestructurerahe/she/it will structure
nousstructureronswe will structure
vousstructurerezyou (pl.) will structure
ils/ellesstructurerontthey will structure

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 structuréI have structured
tutu as structuréyou have structured
il/elleil/elle a structuréhe/she/it has structured
nousnous avons structuréwe have structured
vousvous avez structuréyou (pl.) have structured
ils/ellesils/elles ont structuréthey have structured

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 structuréI had structured
tutu avais structuréyou had structured
il/elleil/elle avait structuréhe/she/it had structured
nousnous avions structuréwe had structured
vousvous aviez structuréyou (pl.) had structured
ils/ellesils/elles avaient structuréthey had structured

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

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 structuréI will have structured
tutu auras structuréyou will have structured
il/elleil/elle aura structuréhe/she/it will have structured
nousnous aurons structuréwe will have structured
vousvous aurez structuréyou (pl.) will have structured
ils/ellesils/elles auront structuréthey will have structured

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
jestructure
tustructures
il/ellestructure
nousstructurions
vousstructuriez
ils/ellesstructurent

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
jestructurasse
tustructurasses
il/ellestructurât
nousstructurassions
vousstructurassiez
ils/ellesstructurassent

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
tustructure
nousstructurons
vousstructurez