zoner — French conjugation
to roam
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.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | zone | I roam |
| tu | zones | you roam |
| il/elle | zone | he/she/it roams |
| nous | zonons | we roam |
| vous | zonez | you (pl.) roam |
| ils/elles | zonent | they roam |
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.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | zonai | I roamed |
| tu | zonas | you roamed |
| il/elle | zona | he/she/it roamed |
| nous | zonâmes | we roamed |
| vous | zonâtes | you (pl.) roamed |
| ils/elles | zonèrent | they roamed |
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.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | zonais |
| tu | zonais |
| il/elle | zonait |
| nous | zonions |
| vous | zoniez |
| ils/elles | zonaient |
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 ?
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | zonerais | I would roam |
| tu | zonerais | you would roam |
| il/elle | zonerait | he/she/it would roam |
| nous | zonerions | we would roam |
| vous | zoneriez | you (pl.) would roam |
| ils/elles | zoneraient | they would roam |
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.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | zonerai | I will roam |
| tu | zoneras | you will roam |
| il/elle | zonera | he/she/it will roam |
| nous | zonerons | we will roam |
| vous | zonerez | you (pl.) will roam |
| ils/elles | zoneront | they will roam |
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.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'ai zoné | I have roamed |
| tu | tu as zoné | you have roamed |
| il/elle | il/elle a zoné | he/she/it has roamed |
| nous | nous avons zoné | we have roamed |
| vous | vous avez zoné | you (pl.) have roamed |
| ils/elles | ils/elles ont zoné | they have roamed |
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.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'avais zoné | I had roamed |
| tu | tu avais zoné | you had roamed |
| il/elle | il/elle avait zoné | he/she/it had roamed |
| nous | nous avions zoné | we had roamed |
| vous | vous aviez zoné | you (pl.) had roamed |
| ils/elles | ils/elles avaient zoné | they had roamed |
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.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | j'aurais zoné |
| tu | tu aurais zoné |
| il/elle | il/elle aurait zoné |
| nous | nous aurions zoné |
| vous | vous auriez zoné |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auraient zoné |
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.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'aurai zoné | I will have roamed |
| tu | tu auras zoné | you will have roamed |
| il/elle | il/elle aura zoné | he/she/it will have roamed |
| nous | nous aurons zoné | we will have roamed |
| vous | vous aurez zoné | you (pl.) will have roamed |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auront zoné | they will have roamed |
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.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | zone |
| tu | zones |
| il/elle | zone |
| nous | zonions |
| vous | zoniez |
| ils/elles | zonent |
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.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | zonasse |
| tu | zonasses |
| il/elle | zonât |
| nous | zonassions |
| vous | zonassiez |
| ils/elles | zonassent |
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 !
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| tu | zone |
| nous | zonons |
| vous | zonez |