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FRENCH VERB

accrocher

to hang up

  • #415 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: accroché
  • Present participle: accrochant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use accrocher

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

  1. Present

    J'accroche ton manteau dans l'entrée ?

    Shall I hang your coat up in the hall?

  2. Past

    On a accroché les photos du voyage dans le couloir.

    We hung the holiday photos in the hallway.

  3. Imperfect

    On accrochait les guirlandes tous les ans début décembre.

    We used to put up the garlands every year in early December.

  4. Future

    J'accrocherai le miroir au-dessus de la commode.

    I'll hang the mirror above the chest of drawers.

  5. Conditional

    Tu accrocherais une étagère ici, à ma place ?

    Would you put a shelf up here, if you were me?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on accroche les rideaux avant l'arrivée de mes parents.

    We need to hang the curtains before my parents arrive.

  7. Imperative

    Accroche-toi, la route va secouer un peu.

    Hold on, the road's going to get a bit bumpy.

Good to know

  • Accrocher un tableau au mur, un manteau au portemanteau. S'accrocher is to hold on, to hang in there : accroche-toi !

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