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FRENCH VERB

emballer

to wrap

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: emballé
  • Present participle: emballant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use emballer

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

  1. Present

    J'emballe les verres dans du papier journal.

    I'm wrapping the glasses in newspaper.

  2. Past

    Elle a emballé tous les cadeaux en dix minutes.

    She wrapped all the presents in ten minutes.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma mère emballait les cadeaux la veille de Noël.

    My mother used to wrap the presents on Christmas Eve.

  4. Future

    On emballera la vaisselle en dernier.

    We'll wrap the dishes last.

  5. Conditional

    L'idée d'un barbecue m'emballerait plus qu'un restaurant.

    I'd be keener on a barbecue than a restaurant.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on emballe tout avant les déménageurs.

    We have to wrap everything before the movers come.

  7. Imperative

    Emballe le fromage, sinon tout le frigo va sentir.

    Wrap the cheese, or the whole fridge will smell.

Good to know

  • Emballer un cadeau; in spoken French, ça m'emballe is I love the idea, and je ne suis pas emballé is I'm not keen.

Where you hear emballer

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French · Intermediate Level 1

  • J'emballe le cadeau. I am wrapping the present.
  • J'ai emballé le cadeau. I wrapped the present.
  • Je vais emballer le cadeau. I am going to wrap the present.

French · Fluency Level 1

  • J'emballe le cadeau. I am wrapping the present.
  • J'ai emballé le cadeau. I wrapped the present.
  • Je vais emballer le cadeau. I am going to wrap the present.
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Choose a Gift

Intermediate Level 1 · Vous pouvez l'emballer ?

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The Flea Market

Fluency Level 1 · Vendu. Je vous l'emballe. Vous êtes dure en affaires, vous.

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Verbs like this one

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