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FRENCH VERB

ignorer

to ignore, not to know

  • #469 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: ignoré
  • Present participle: ignorant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use ignorer

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

  1. Present

    J'ignore complètement où il habite maintenant.

    I have no idea where he lives now.

  2. Past

    Elle m'a ignorée toute la soirée, je ne comprends pas.

    She ignored me all evening, I don't understand.

  3. Imperfect

    On ignorait que le musée fermait le mardi.

    We didn't know the museum closed on Tuesdays.

  4. Future

    Il ignorera tes messages tant qu'il sera fâché.

    He'll ignore your messages as long as he's angry.

  5. Conditional

    À ta place, j'ignorerais ce genre de commentaire.

    If I were you, I'd ignore that kind of comment.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ça m'étonne qu'il ignore encore la nouvelle.

    I'm surprised he still doesn't know the news.

  7. Imperative

    Ignore-le, il cherche juste la bagarre.

    Ignore him, he's just looking for a fight.

Good to know

  • J'ignore son nom means I don't know his name, not I ignore it; ignorer quelqu'un is to ignore them.

Verbs like this one

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