jouer

/ʒwe/

#410 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to play

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jejouejouaisjouaijoueraijouerais
tujouesjouaisjouasjouerasjouerais
il/ellejouejouaitjouajouerajouerait
nousjouonsjouionsjouâmesjoueronsjouerions
vousjouezjouiezjouâtesjouerezjoueriez
ils/ellesjouentjouaientjouèrentjouerontjoueraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jejouejouasse
tujouesjouasses
il/ellejouejouât
nousjouionsjouassions
vousjouiezjouassiez
ils/ellesjouentjouassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tujoue
nousjouons
vousjouez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
jouant
Past participle
joué · jouée · joués · jouées

Examples

foot l'.

The children love playing football after school.

piano l' .

She has been playing the piano since the age of five.

aux .

Do you want to play cards this evening.

aux échecs -.

My brother loves playing chess with our grandfather.

, c' .

Stop playing with your knife, it's dangerous.

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