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FRENCH VERB

forcer

to force

  • #401 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: forcé
  • Present participle: forçant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use forcer

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

  1. Present

    Tu forces trop sur ton genou, fais attention.

    You're pushing your knee too hard, be careful.

  2. Past

    On a forcé la porte, la clé était à l'intérieur.

    We forced the door, the key was inside.

  3. Imperfect

    Il se forçait à sourire devant les clients.

    He forced himself to smile in front of the customers.

  4. Future

    Je ne te forcerai pas, mais réfléchis-y.

    I won't force you, but think about it.

  5. Conditional

    Elle ne forcerait jamais ses enfants à faire du piano.

    She'd never force her kids to play the piano.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu te forces un peu à sortir.

    You need to make yourself go out a bit.

  7. Imperative

    Ne force pas, la vis va casser.

    Don't force it, the screw is going to break.

Good to know

  • Se forcer is to make yourself : je me force à manger. Ne force pas ! is take it easy.

Verbs like this one

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