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FRENCH VERB

adorer

to love

  • #90 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: adoré
  • Present participle: adorant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use adorer

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

  1. Present

    J'adore les croissants de cette boulangerie.

    I love the croissants from this bakery.

  2. Past

    Les enfants ont adoré le zoo.

    The kids loved the zoo.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma mère adorait chanter en cuisinant.

    My mother loved singing while she cooked.

  4. Future

    Tu adoreras Lisbonne, j'en suis sûre.

    You'll love Lisbon, I'm sure.

  5. Conditional

    J'adorerais revoir ce spectacle avec toi.

    I'd love to see that show again with you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je suis contente que tu adores ton nouveau travail.

    I'm glad you love your new job.

  7. Imperative

    Adorez-le ou détestez-le, ce film fait parler.

    Love it or hate it, this film gets people talking.

Good to know

  • J'adore is said about anything you really like : j'adore ce café.

Where you hear adorer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 1

  • J'adore le foot. I love football.
  • J'ai adoré le repas. I loved the meal.
  • Tu vas adorer la mer. You're going to love the sea.
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A Rainy Afternoon

Beginner Level 1 · j'adore

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The Boat Trip

Beginner Level 1 · J'ai adoré !

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