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FRENCH VERB

attacher

to tie, to fasten

  • #426 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: attaché
  • Present participle: attachant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use attacher

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

  1. Present

    J'attache toujours mon vélo à un poteau.

    I always lock my bike to a post.

  2. Past

    Tu as attaché le chien avant d'ouvrir le portail ?

    Did you tie the dog up before opening the gate?

  3. Imperfect

    Elle attachait ses cheveux pour faire la cuisine.

    She tied her hair up to cook.

  4. Future

    J'attacherai le sac sur le toit de la voiture.

    I'll strap the bag to the roof of the car.

  5. Conditional

    Tu attacherais le bateau un peu plus serré ?

    Would you tie the boat a bit tighter?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous attachiez votre ceinture, on décolle.

    You need to fasten your seatbelt, we're taking off.

  7. Imperative

    Attache tes lacets, tu vas tomber.

    Tie your laces, you'll fall.

Good to know

  • Attachez vos ceintures : fasten your seatbelts. Attacher ses cheveux is to tie your hair up.
  • Être attaché à quelqu'un is to be fond of them.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.