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FRENCH VERB

changer

to change

  • #62 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: changé
  • Present participle: changeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use changer

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

  1. Present

    On change de train à Lyon, c'est ça ?

    We change trains in Lyon, right?

  2. Past

    J'ai changé d'avis, je viens avec vous.

    I've changed my mind, I'm coming with you.

  3. Imperfect

    Il changeait de travail tous les deux ans.

    He changed jobs every two years.

  4. Future

    On changera les draps demain matin.

    We'll change the sheets tomorrow morning.

  5. Conditional

    Je changerais bien de voiture, celle-ci est vieille.

    I'd like to change cars, this one is old.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je change de l'argent avant le voyage.

    I need to change some money before the trip.

  7. Imperative

    Change de chaussures, on va marcher longtemps.

    Change your shoes, we're going to walk a long way.

Good to know

  • Changer de: changer de train, changer d'avis (to change one's mind).

Where you hear changer

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Lyon change en automne. Lyon changes in autumn.
  • Tu n'as pas changé ! You haven't changed!
  • Je vais changer d'appartement. I'm going to move to another flat.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Vous changez de couleur ? Are you changing colour?
  • Tu as changé de coiffure ? Have you changed your haircut?
  • Je ne vais pas changer de couleur. I'm not going to change colour.
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Hugo Comes to Visit

Beginner Level 2 · changé

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A Year in France

Beginner Level 2 · Tu as changé ?

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At the Hairdresser's

Beginner Level 3 · changer de couleur

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