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FRENCH VERB

déclarer

to declare

  • #455 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: déclaré
  • Present participle: déclarant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use déclarer

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

  1. Present

    Vous déclarez quelque chose ? Alcool, tabac ?

    Anything to declare? Alcohol, tobacco?

  2. Past

    J'ai déclaré mes impôts en ligne en dix minutes.

    I filed my taxes online in ten minutes.

  3. Imperfect

    Il déclarait toujours la victoire avant la fin du match.

    He always declared victory before the end of the match.

  4. Future

    On déclarera la naissance à la mairie demain.

    We'll register the birth at the town hall tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Tu déclarerais le vol à la police ou à l'assurance ?

    Would you report the theft to the police or the insurer?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous déclariez ces bijoux à la douane.

    You need to declare this jewellery at customs.

  7. Imperative

    Déclare l'accident dans les cinq jours, c'est la règle.

    Report the accident within five days, that's the rule.

Good to know

  • Déclarer ses impôts is to file your taxes; rien à déclarer, nothing to declare at customs.
  • Déclarer sa flamme is to declare your love.

Verbs like this one

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