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FRENCH VERB

épouser

to marry

  • #392 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: épousé
  • Present participle: épousant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use épouser

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

  1. Present

    Elle épouse un Italien en juin, à Rome.

    She's marrying an Italian in June, in Rome.

  2. Past

    Il a épousé sa voisine d'enfance.

    He married his childhood neighbour.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on épousait souvent quelqu'un du village.

    In the old days, people often married someone from the village.

  4. Future

    Tu m'épouseras un jour, tu verras.

    You'll marry me one day, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Je t'épouserais demain si tu voulais.

    I'd marry you tomorrow if you wanted.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ses parents veulent qu'elle épouse un médecin.

    Her parents want her to marry a doctor.

  7. Imperative

    Épouse-la, tu ne trouveras pas mieux !

    Marry her, you won't find better!

Good to know

  • Épouser quelqu'un, with no preposition; se marier avec quelqu'un says the same thing.

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