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FRENCH VERB

déposer

to drop off

  • #332 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: déposé
  • Present participle: déposant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use déposer

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

  1. Present

    Je dépose les enfants à l'école et j'arrive.

    I'll drop the kids at school and I'll be right there.

  2. Past

    Le facteur a déposé un colis chez la voisine.

    The postman left a parcel with the neighbour.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle me déposait au bureau en allant au travail.

    She used to drop me at the office on her way to work.

  4. Future

    Je vous déposerai devant l'hôtel, c'est plus simple.

    I'll drop you in front of the hotel, it's simpler.

  5. Conditional

    Tu me déposerais à la gare demain matin ?

    Could you drop me at the station tomorrow morning?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je dépose ce chèque à la banque.

    I have to pay this cheque in at the bank.

  7. Imperative

    Dépose les clés dans la boîte aux lettres.

    Leave the keys in the letterbox.

Good to know

  • Déposer quelqu'un is to drop them off; déposer plainte is to file a complaint.

Verbs like this one

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