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FRENCH VERB

adopter

to adopt, to pass

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: adopté
  • Present participle: adoptant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use adopter

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

  1. Present

    Le conseil adopte le budget ce soir.

    The council is passing the budget tonight.

  2. Past

    On a adopté un chat du refuge en janvier.

    We adopted a cat from the shelter in January.

  3. Imperfect

    À l'époque, peu de couples adoptaient à l'étranger.

    Back then, few couples adopted from abroad.

  4. Future

    Les députés adopteront la loi avant l'été.

    The MPs will pass the law before summer.

  5. Conditional

    J'adopterais bien un chien, mais l'appartement est petit.

    I'd love to adopt a dog, but the flat is small.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que la commune adopte le projet en mars.

    The council has to adopt the project in March.

  7. Imperative

    Adoptez de bonnes habitudes dès le premier jour.

    Take up good habits from day one.

Good to know

  • Adopter un enfant, un chien; le conseil adopte un budget, a law is adoptée; adopter une habitude is to take one up.

Where you hear adopter

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French · Fluency Level 2

  • Le conseil adopte la délibération. The council adopts the resolution.
  • La pétition a été adoptée à l'unanimité. The petition was adopted unanimously.
  • Nous adopterons le budget en mars. We'll adopt the budget in March.
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Organising the Parents' Meeting

Fluency Level 2 · Adopté à l'unanimité. Prochaine réunion jeudi, vingt heures, à la salle des fêtes.

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