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FRENCH VERB

enregistrer

to record, to save

  • #253 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: enregistré
  • Present participle: enregistrant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use enregistrer

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

  1. Present

    J'enregistre le document toutes les cinq minutes.

    I save the document every five minutes.

  2. Past

    On a enregistré les bagages, on peut aller boire un café.

    We've checked in the bags, we can go for a coffee.

  3. Imperfect

    Il enregistrait toutes les émissions à la radio.

    He recorded every programme on the radio.

  4. Future

    L'application enregistrera tes progrès chaque jour.

    The app will record your progress every day.

  5. Conditional

    J'enregistrerais bien un message pour sa fête.

    I'd like to record a message for her birthday.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu enregistres avant de fermer.

    You need to save before closing.

  7. Imperative

    Enregistre mon numéro, on ne sait jamais.

    Save my number, you never know.

Good to know

  • Enregistrer un fichier, une vidéo; enregistrer ses bagages is to check in your luggage.

Verbs like this one

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