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FRENCH VERB

déménager

to move house

  • #236 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: déménagé
  • Present participle: déménageant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use déménager

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

  1. Present

    On déménage à Bordeaux le mois prochain.

    We're moving to Bordeaux next month.

  2. Past

    Mes voisins ont déménagé sans dire au revoir.

    My neighbours moved out without saying goodbye.

  3. Imperfect

    Quand j'étais petit, on déménageait tous les deux ans.

    When I was little, we moved every two years.

  4. Future

    Vous déménagerez avant ou après les vacances ?

    Will you move before or after the holidays?

  5. Conditional

    Je déménagerais volontiers pour un appartement plus grand.

    I'd happily move for a bigger flat.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on déménage avant la rentrée.

    We need to move before the school year starts.

  7. Imperative

    Déménage près de chez nous, ce serait génial !

    Move near us, that would be great!

Good to know

  • Déménager is moving out and away; emménager is moving in.

Where you hear déménager

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je déménage samedi. I'm moving house on Saturday.
  • J'ai déménagé l'année dernière. I moved house last year.
  • Je vais déménager à Lyon. I'm going to move to Lyon.
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Hugo Moves In

Beginner Level 3 · déménager · je déménage · j'ai déménagé

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