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FRENCH VERB

accompagner

to go with

  • #330 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: accompagné
  • Present participle: accompagnant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I go with
  2. tu you go with
  3. il, elle, on he/she goes with
  4. nous we go with
  5. vous you go with
  6. ils, elles they go with

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I went with
  2. tu you went with
  3. il, elle, on he/she went with
  4. nous we went with
  5. vous you went with
  6. ils, elles they went with

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to go with
  2. tu you used to go with
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to go with
  4. nous we used to go with
  5. vous you used to go with
  6. ils, elles they used to go with

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will go with
  2. tu you will go with
  3. il, elle, on he/she will go with
  4. nous we will go with
  5. vous you will go with
  6. ils, elles they will go with

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would go with
  2. tu you would go with
  3. il, elle, on he/she would go with
  4. nous we would go with
  5. vous you would go with
  6. ils, elles they would go with

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I go with
  2. tu (that) you go with
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she go with
  4. nous (that) we go with
  5. vous (that) you go with
  6. ils, elles (that) they go with

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu go with!
  2. nous go with! (let’s)
  3. vous go with! (plural, or formal)

How to use accompagner

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je t'accompagne à la gare, c'est sur mon chemin.

    I'll go with you to the station, it's on my way.

  2. Past

    Elle m'a accompagnée chez le médecin ce matin.

    She came with me to the doctor's this morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon père m'accompagnait à l'école tous les matins.

    My father walked me to school every morning.

  4. Future

    Quelqu'un vous accompagnera jusqu'à la salle d'attente.

    Someone will take you to the waiting room.

  5. Conditional

    Je t'accompagnerais volontiers, mais je travaille.

    I'd gladly come with you, but I'm working.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tu veux que je t'accompagne au concert ?

    Do you want me to come to the concert with you?

  7. Imperative

    Accompagne ta grand-mère jusqu'au taxi, s'il te plaît.

    Walk your grandmother to the taxi, please.

Good to know

  • Accompagner quelqu'un à la gare; je t'accompagne is I'll come with you.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.