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FRENCH VERB

arroser

to water

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: arrosé
  • Present participle: arrosant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use arroser

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

  1. Present

    J'arrose les tomates tous les soirs en été.

    I water the tomatoes every evening in summer.

  2. Past

    Tu as arrosé les plantes du salon ?

    Did you water the plants in the living room?

  3. Imperfect

    Ma grand-mère arrosait son jardin à l'aube.

    My grandmother watered her garden at dawn.

  4. Future

    On arrosera ta promotion vendredi soir !

    We'll drink to your promotion on Friday night!

  5. Conditional

    Le voisin arroserait le jardin pendant notre absence.

    The neighbour would water the garden while we're away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu arroses moins, les racines pourrissent.

    You need to water less, the roots are rotting.

  7. Imperative

    Arrose les fleurs, pas le trottoir !

    Water the flowers, not the pavement!

Good to know

  • Arroser is also to celebrate with a drink : on arrose ça ! In the kitchen, arroser le rôti is to baste it.

Where you hear arroser

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

French · Advanced Level 3

  • J'arrose les tomates tous les soirs. I water the tomatoes every evening.
  • Marcel a arrosé le jardin pendant dix jours. Marcel watered the garden for ten days.
  • On arrosera nous-mêmes à partir de demain. We'll do the watering ourselves from tomorrow.
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Back at the Stone House

Advanced Level 3 · J'ai arrosé les tomates tous les soirs. Et j'ai relevé le courrier. Il y en a une pile.

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