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FRENCH VERB

corriger

to correct

  • #494 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: corrigé
  • Present participle: corrigeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use corriger

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

  1. Present

    La prof corrige nos copies pendant le week-end.

    The teacher marks our papers over the weekend.

  2. Past

    J'ai corrigé les fautes dans ton CV, regarde.

    I corrected the mistakes in your CV, have a look.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon père corrigeait toujours mon accent à table.

    My father was always correcting my accent at the table.

  4. Future

    Je corrigerai le document ce soir et je te l'envoie.

    I'll correct the document tonight and send it to you.

  5. Conditional

    Vous corrigeriez ma lettre de motivation ?

    Would you correct my cover letter?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu corriges l'adresse, elle est fausse.

    You need to correct the address, it's wrong.

  7. Imperative

    Corrige-moi si je dis une bêtise.

    Correct me if I say something silly.

Good to know

  • Corriger des copies is to mark papers; se corriger is to correct oneself.

Verbs like this one

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