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FRENCH VERB

développer

to develop

  • #371 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: développé
  • Present participle: développant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use développer

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

  1. Present

    Ma copine développe des applis pour les banques.

    My girlfriend develops apps for banks.

  2. Past

    La ville a beaucoup développé les pistes cyclables.

    The city has developed the bike lanes a lot.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon grand-père développait ses photos lui-même.

    My grandfather developed his photos himself.

  4. Future

    On développera la version anglaise l'an prochain.

    We'll develop the English version next year.

  5. Conditional

    Ce projet développerait le tourisme dans la région.

    This project would develop tourism in the region.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on développe une meilleure idée.

    We need to develop a better idea.

  7. Imperative

    Développez un peu votre réponse, s'il vous plaît.

    Expand on your answer a bit, please.

Good to know

  • Développer une appli is to develop an app; développer une photo, to develop it.

Verbs like this one

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