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FRENCH VERB

griller

to grill, to toast

  • #380 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: grillé
  • Present participle: grillant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use griller

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

  1. Present

    Je grille le pain pendant que tu fais le café.

    I'm toasting the bread while you make the coffee.

  2. Past

    On a grillé des saucisses dans le jardin hier.

    We grilled sausages in the garden yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    L'été, mon père grillait des sardines sur la plage.

    In summer, my dad grilled sardines on the beach.

  4. Future

    On grillera des châtaignes au feu de bois ce soir.

    We'll roast chestnuts over the wood fire tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Tu grillerais un feu rouge pour arriver à l'heure ?

    Would you run a red light to be on time?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Attention à ce que les toasts ne grillent pas trop.

    Make sure the toast doesn't burn.

  7. Imperative

    Grille les amandes deux minutes, pas plus.

    Toast the almonds for two minutes, no more.

Good to know

  • Griller un feu rouge is to run a red light; une ampoule grillée is a blown bulb.

Verbs like this one

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