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FRENCH VERB

ajouter

to add

  • #243 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: ajouté
  • Present participle: ajoutant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use ajouter

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

  1. Present

    J'ajoute un peu de sel et c'est prêt.

    I'll add a bit of salt and it's ready.

  2. Past

    J'ai ajouté ton nom sur la liste des invités.

    I added your name to the guest list.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma grand-mère ajoutait toujours un peu de crème.

    My grandmother always added a bit of cream.

  4. Future

    J'ajouterai des photos ce soir sur le site.

    I'll add some photos to the site tonight.

  5. Conditional

    J'ajouterais un peu de citron, à ta place.

    I'd add a bit of lemon, if I were you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous ajoutiez votre adresse ici.

    You need to add your address here.

  7. Imperative

    Ajoutez les œufs un par un en mélangeant.

    Add the eggs one at a time while stirring.

Where you hear ajouter

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • J'ajoute un peu de sel. I add a little salt.
  • J'ai ajouté la crème. I added the cream.
  • On va ajouter le poivre à la fin. We're going to add the pepper at the end.
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Cooking with Sylvie

Beginner Level 2 · Ajoute !

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