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FRENCH VERB

évoquer

to mention, to bring up

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: évoqué
  • Present participle: évoquant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use évoquer

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

  1. Present

    Le directeur évoque souvent ses années à Marseille.

    The director often brings up his years in Marseille.

  2. Past

    Vous avez évoqué une augmentation à la réunion ?

    Did you bring up a raise at the meeting?

  3. Imperfect

    Ma grand-mère évoquait son village avec des larmes aux yeux.

    My grandmother would talk about her village with tears in her eyes.

  4. Future

    On évoquera les horaires à la prochaine réunion.

    We'll bring up the schedule at the next meeting.

  5. Conditional

    J'évoquerais le problème avec lui en privé.

    I'd bring the problem up with him in private.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il vaut mieux que tu évoques le prix dès le début.

    You'd better bring up the price right at the start.

  7. Imperative

    Évoquez votre expérience à l'étranger, ça compte.

    Mention your experience abroad, it counts.

Good to know

  • Évoquer un sujet is to touch on it, lighter than discuter; évoquer des souvenirs is to bring back memories.

Where you hear évoquer

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

French · Advanced Level 1

  • Le salaire est celui que nous avons évoqué. The salary is the one we discussed.
  • Tu as évoqué la maison avec Camille ? Did you mention the house to Camille?
  • On évoquera les prix à la prochaine réunion. We'll bring up prices at the next meeting.
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Writing the Job Offer

Advanced Level 1 · Le salaire sera celui que nous avons évoqué lors de notre entretien.

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