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FRENCH VERB

conseiller

to advise, to recommend

  • #295 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: conseillé
  • Present participle: conseillant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use conseiller

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

  1. Present

    Je vous conseille la tarte aux pommes, elle est maison.

    I recommend the apple tart, it's homemade.

  2. Past

    Le pharmacien m'a conseillé ce sirop pour la toux.

    The pharmacist recommended this cough syrup.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon père me conseillait toujours de prendre mon temps.

    My father always advised me to take my time.

  4. Future

    On vous conseillera un bon hôtel dans le quartier.

    We'll recommend you a good hotel in the area.

  5. Conditional

    Je te conseillerais de réserver tout de suite.

    I'd advise you to book straight away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il vaut mieux qu'un médecin te conseille, pas Internet.

    It's better that a doctor advises you, not the Internet.

  7. Imperative

    Conseille-moi un bon livre pour les vacances.

    Recommend me a good book for the holidays.

Good to know

  • Conseiller quelque chose à quelqu'un : je vous conseille le poisson. Un conseil is a piece of advice.

Where you hear conseiller

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

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je vous conseille la crêpe au caramel. I recommend the caramel crepe.
  • Le médecin m'a conseillé de marcher tous les jours. The doctor advised me to walk every day.
  • Je vais te conseiller un bon restaurant à Rennes. I'm going to recommend a good restaurant in Rennes.
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At the Creperie

Beginner Level 3 · tu me conseilles · je vous conseille

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