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FRENCH VERB

glisser

to slip, to slide

  • #490 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: glissé
  • Present participle: glissant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use glisser

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

  1. Present

    Attention, ça glisse, le sol vient d'être lavé.

    Careful, it's slippery, the floor has just been washed.

  2. Past

    J'ai glissé sur une plaque de verglas devant chez moi.

    I slipped on a patch of ice outside my house.

  3. Imperfect

    Les enfants glissaient sur la neige avec des sacs plastique.

    The kids were sliding on the snow on plastic bags.

  4. Future

    Avec ces chaussures, tu glisseras sur les rochers.

    You'll slip on the rocks in those shoes.

  5. Conditional

    Je glisserais bien un petit mot dans son sac.

    I'd quite like to slip a little note into her bag.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur que mamie glisse dans la salle de bain.

    I'm afraid grandma might slip in the bathroom.

  7. Imperative

    Glisse la carte dans la fente, puis tape ton code.

    Slide the card into the slot, then type your PIN.

Good to know

  • Glisser is also to slip something somewhere : je glisse un mot dans ta poche.
  • Ça glisse ! warns that it's slippery.

Verbs like this one

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