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FRENCH VERB

divorcer

to divorce

  • #391 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: divorcé
  • Present participle: divorçant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use divorcer

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

  1. Present

    Mes parents divorcent après trente ans de mariage.

    My parents are divorcing after thirty years of marriage.

  2. Past

    Ma sœur a divorcé l'année dernière.

    My sister got divorced last year.

  3. Imperfect

    À l'époque, on divorçait beaucoup moins qu'aujourd'hui.

    Back then, people divorced much less than today.

  4. Future

    Ils ne divorceront pas, ils s'aiment encore.

    They won't divorce, they still love each other.

  5. Conditional

    Je divorcerais plutôt que de vivre comme ça.

    I'd divorce rather than live like that.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas qu'on divorce, parlons-en.

    I don't want us to divorce, let's talk about it.

  7. Imperative

    Ne divorcez pas sur un coup de colère.

    Don't divorce in a fit of anger.

Good to know

  • Divorcer takes avoir and no object : ils ont divorcé; divorcer de quelqu'un.

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