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FRENCH VERB

fêter

to celebrate

  • #202 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: fêté
  • Present participle: fêtant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use fêter

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

  1. Present

    On fête l'anniversaire de ma sœur samedi soir.

    We're celebrating my sister's birthday on Saturday night.

  2. Past

    On a fêté ça avec une bonne bouteille.

    We celebrated with a nice bottle.

  3. Imperfect

    Chez nous, on fêtait Noël chez ma grand-mère.

    In our family, we celebrated Christmas at my grandmother's.

  4. Future

    On fêtera ton diplôme quand tu rentreras.

    We'll celebrate your degree when you get back.

  5. Conditional

    Moi, je fêterais ça au restaurant.

    I'd celebrate at a restaurant, personally.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on fête ta nouvelle maison !

    We have to celebrate your new house!

  7. Imperative

    Fêtez bien ça, vous l'avez mérité !

    Celebrate properly, you've earned it!

Where you hear fêter

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • On fête ton nouveau travail ! We're celebrating your new job!
  • On a fêté mon anniversaire sur la plage. We celebrated my birthday on the beach.
  • On va fêter ça ce soir. We're going to celebrate tonight.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • On fête ça ! Let's celebrate!
  • On a fêté l'ouverture de l'école. We celebrated the opening of the school.
  • On va fêter ça avec Chloé et Karim. We're going to celebrate with Chloe and Karim.
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Beginner Level 2 · fêter

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Back from Brittany

Beginner Level 3 · on a fêté

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The Loan

Beginner Level 3 · On fête ça !

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