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FRENCH VERB

envoyer

to send

  • #77 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Past participle: envoyé
  • Present participle: envoyant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use envoyer

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

  1. Present

    Je t'envoie l'adresse par message.

    I'll text you the address.

  2. Past

    Tu as envoyé le mail au client ?

    Did you send the email to the client?

  3. Imperfect

    Elle envoyait une carte postale de chaque voyage.

    She sent a postcard from every trip.

  4. Future

    Je vous enverrai la facture demain.

    I'll send you the invoice tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Tu m'enverrais les photos de samedi ?

    Would you send me Saturday's photos?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que j'envoie ce colis avant midi.

    I have to send this parcel before noon.

  7. Imperative

    Envoie-moi un message quand tu arrives.

    Send me a message when you arrive.

Good to know

  • Envoyer un message à quelqu'un : the person comes after à.

Where you hear envoyer

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

French · Beginner Level 1

  • J'envoie un message à Chloé. I'm sending a message to Chloe.
  • Je t'ai envoyé mon numéro. I sent you my number.
  • Je vais envoyer des photos à ma famille. I'm going to send photos to my family.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je vous envoie la confirmation par e-mail. I'll send you the confirmation by email.
  • Je t'ai envoyé un message. I sent you a message.
  • Je vais t'envoyer les photos. I'm going to send you the photos.
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A Bad Line

Beginner Level 1 · envoyer

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A Weekend Away

Beginner Level 2 · je vous envoie

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English for Leo

Beginner Level 3 · je leur ai envoyé

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Packing for Brittany

Beginner Level 3 · je t'enverrai · je vous enverrai

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Mont-Saint-Michel

Beginner Level 3 · je t'enverrai

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