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FRENCH VERB

embrasser

to kiss, to send love

  • #188 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: embrassé
  • Present participle: embrassant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use embrasser

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

  1. Present

    J'embrasse les enfants avant de partir au travail.

    I kiss the kids before leaving for work.

  2. Past

    Il m'a embrassé sur les deux joues, à la française.

    He kissed me on both cheeks, French-style.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma grand-mère nous embrassait toujours trop fort.

    My grandmother always kissed us too hard.

  4. Future

    Tu embrasseras tes parents pour moi.

    Give your parents a kiss from me.

  5. Conditional

    Je l'embrasserais bien, mais il y a du monde.

    I'd kiss him, but there are people around.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Elle veut que je l'embrasse devant ses copines.

    She wants me to kiss her in front of her friends.

  7. Imperative

    Embrasse Lucas de ma part !

    Give Lucas a kiss from me!

Good to know

  • Je t'embrasse ends a message to someone close, like love or hugs.
  • Embrasser is kissing, not hugging : a hug is un câlin.

Where you hear embrasser

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Ma femme vous embrasse. My wife sends you her love.
  • Ma mère m'a embrassée à l'aéroport. My mother kissed me at the airport.
  • Je vais embrasser ma grand-mère ! I'm going to kiss my grandmother!
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Thirty!

Beginner Level 3 · elle vous embrasse

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We Kissed

Beginner Level 3 · il m'a embrassée

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