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FRENCH VERB

hurler

to scream, to yell

  • #500 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: hurlé
  • Present participle: hurlant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use hurler

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

  1. Present

    Le bébé hurle depuis une heure, je n'en peux plus.

    The baby's been screaming for an hour, I can't take any more.

  2. Past

    J'ai hurlé quand j'ai vu l'araignée dans la douche.

    I screamed when I saw the spider in the shower.

  3. Imperfect

    Les supporters hurlaient à chaque but.

    The fans were yelling at every goal.

  4. Future

    Ta mère hurlera si elle voit l'état de ta chambre.

    Your mother will yell if she sees the state of your room.

  5. Conditional

    Je hurlerais de joie si on gagnait.

    I'd scream with joy if we won.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Pas la peine que tu hurles, je t'entends très bien.

    No need to yell, I can hear you perfectly well.

  7. Imperative

    Ne hurle pas comme ça, les voisins vont appeler la police.

    Don't yell like that, the neighbours will call the police.

Good to know

  • Hurler de rire is to howl with laughter; hurler de douleur, to scream in pain.

Verbs like this one

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