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FRENCH VERB

critiquer

to criticise

  • #467 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: critiqué
  • Present participle: critiquant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use critiquer

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

  1. Present

    Ma belle-mère critique tout ce que je cuisine.

    My mother-in-law criticises everything I cook.

  2. Past

    Les journaux ont beaucoup critiqué le nouveau film.

    The papers heavily criticised the new film.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, je critiquais sans jamais rien proposer.

    I used to criticise without ever suggesting anything.

  4. Future

    Les gens critiqueront quoi que tu fasses.

    People will criticise whatever you do.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne critiquerais jamais ton choix, c'est ta vie.

    I'd never criticise your choice, it's your life.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ça m'énerve qu'il critique toujours mes amis.

    It annoys me that he always criticises my friends.

  7. Imperative

    Ne critique pas avant d'avoir goûté.

    Don't criticise before you've tasted it.

Verbs like this one

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