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FRENCH VERB

croiser

to bump into, to cross

  • #487 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: croisé
  • Present participle: croisant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use croiser

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

  1. Present

    Je croise souvent ton frère à la boulangerie.

    I often bump into your brother at the bakery.

  2. Past

    Devine qui j'ai croisé dans le métro ce matin !

    Guess who I ran into on the metro this morning!

  3. Imperfect

    On se croisait tous les jours sans jamais se parler.

    We passed each other every day without ever speaking.

  4. Future

    Vous croiserez peut-être des sangliers sur ce sentier.

    You may come across wild boar on this path.

  5. Conditional

    On croiserait moins de monde en partant plus tôt.

    We'd run into fewer people if we left earlier.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur qu'on croise mon ex à cette soirée.

    I'm afraid we'll run into my ex at that party.

  7. Imperative

    Croise les doigts pour moi, j'ai les résultats à midi.

    Keep your fingers crossed for me, I get the results at noon.

Good to know

  • Croiser quelqu'un is to run into them by chance; croiser les doigts is to keep your fingers crossed.

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