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FRENCH VERB

disparaître

to disappear

  • #324 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: disparu
  • Present participle: disparaissant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use disparaître

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

  1. Present

    Mes chaussettes disparaissent toujours dans la machine.

    My socks always disappear in the washing machine.

  2. Past

    Mon portefeuille a disparu, je l'avais là !

    My wallet's gone, I had it right here!

  3. Imperfect

    Le chat disparaissait des jours entiers l'été.

    The cat would disappear for days on end in summer.

  4. Future

    La douleur disparaîtra en deux ou trois jours.

    The pain will go away in two or three days.

  5. Conditional

    Avec ce produit, la tache disparaîtrait en une minute.

    With this product, the stain would disappear in a minute.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur que le village disparaisse sous l'eau.

    I'm afraid the village will disappear under the water.

  7. Imperative

    Disparais, je ne veux plus te voir !

    Get lost, I don't want to see you again!

Good to know

  • Disparaître takes avoir : mes clés ont disparu. Un disparu is a missing person.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -re verb.