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FRENCH VERB

gérer

to manage, to handle

  • #360 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: géré
  • Present participle: gérant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use gérer

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

  1. Present

    Ne t'inquiète pas, je gère la situation.

    Don't worry, I'm handling the situation.

  2. Past

    Elle a géré ce restaurant pendant quinze ans.

    She ran this restaurant for fifteen years.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, c'était ma femme qui gérait le budget.

    My wife used to manage the budget.

  4. Future

    Qui gérera les réservations pendant ton absence ?

    Who'll handle the bookings while you're away?

  5. Conditional

    Tu gérerais mieux ton stress avec un peu de sport.

    You'd handle your stress better with a bit of exercise.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu gères ton temps un peu mieux.

    You need to manage your time a bit better.

  7. Imperative

    Gère ça comme tu veux, je te fais confiance.

    Handle it however you want, I trust you.

Good to know

  • "Je gère !" is a way of saying "I've got this".

Verbs like this one

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