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FRENCH VERB

informer

to inform

  • #496 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: informé
  • Present participle: informant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use informer

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

  1. Present

    Je vous informe que le vol a trente minutes de retard.

    I'm letting you know the flight is thirty minutes late.

  2. Past

    Personne ne m'a informé du changement de salle.

    Nobody informed me of the room change.

  3. Imperfect

    Il informait son équipe par mail chaque lundi.

    He'd update his team by email every Monday.

  4. Future

    On vous informera dès qu'on aura une réponse.

    We'll let you know as soon as we have an answer.

  5. Conditional

    Vous m'informeriez si un appartement se libérait ?

    Would you let me know if a flat became available?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il est important qu'on informe les voisins des travaux.

    It's important that we tell the neighbours about the works.

  7. Imperative

    Informez-vous avant de voter, c'est important.

    Inform yourselves before voting, it matters.

Good to know

  • Informer quelqu'un de quelque chose; s'informer is to keep up with the news.

Verbs like this one

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