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FRENCH VERB

charger

to charge, to load

  • #248 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: chargé
  • Present participle: chargeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use charger

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

  1. Present

    Mon téléphone charge très lentement depuis hier.

    My phone has been charging very slowly since yesterday.

  2. Past

    On a chargé la voiture en dix minutes.

    We loaded the car in ten minutes.

  3. Imperfect

    La page chargeait tellement lentement que j'ai abandonné.

    The page was loading so slowly that I gave up.

  4. Future

    Je chargerai la batterie pendant la nuit.

    I'll charge the battery overnight.

  5. Conditional

    Tu chargerais les valises pendant que je ferme ?

    Would you load the suitcases while I lock up?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je charge mon téléphone avant de partir.

    I need to charge my phone before leaving.

  7. Imperative

    Charge ta tablette, le trajet est long.

    Charge your tablet, it's a long trip.

Good to know

  • Charger un téléphone, une voiture, une page; se charger de quelque chose is to take care of it.

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