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FRENCH VERB

crier

to shout

  • #187 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: crié
  • Present participle: criant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use crier

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

  1. Present

    Pourquoi tu cries ? Je t'entends très bien.

    Why are you shouting? I can hear you fine.

  2. Past

    Le voisin a crié sur son chien toute la matinée.

    The neighbour shouted at his dog all morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Les supporters criaient tellement qu'on n'entendait plus rien.

    The fans were shouting so much you couldn't hear anything.

  4. Future

    Je crierai ton nom quand ce sera ton tour.

    I'll call out your name when it's your turn.

  5. Conditional

    Je crierais de joie si j'avais ce boulot.

    I'd shout for joy if I got that job.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je n'aime pas qu'on crie devant les enfants.

    I don't like people shouting in front of the kids.

  7. Imperative

    Ne crie pas, le bébé vient de s'endormir.

    Don't shout, the baby's just fallen asleep.

Good to know

  • Crier sur quelqu'un is to shout at someone; crier au secours, to shout for help.

Verbs like this one

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