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FRENCH VERB

inscrire

to register, to sign someone up

  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: inscrit
  • Present participle: inscrivant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use inscrire

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

  1. Present

    J'inscris mon fils à la piscine pour septembre.

    I'm signing my son up for the pool for September.

  2. Past

    Vous avez inscrit les enfants à la cantine ?

    Did you sign the kids up for the canteen?

  3. Imperfect

    On inscrivait les noms sur une feuille à l'entrée.

    We used to write the names down on a sheet at the entrance.

  4. Future

    Je l'inscrirai à la guitare dès qu'une place se libère.

    I'll sign him up for guitar as soon as a place opens up.

  5. Conditional

    Tu m'inscrirais au tournoi ? Je n'ai pas internet.

    Would you sign me up for the tournament? I don't have internet.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que j'inscrive ma mère à ce voyage avant vendredi.

    I need to sign my mother up for this trip before Friday.

  7. Imperative

    Inscrivez votre nom et votre numéro ici.

    Write your name and number here.

Good to know

  • S'inscrire is to sign yourself up : je me suis inscrit à un cours de cuisine.
  • Inscrire quelqu'un à quelque chose : j'inscris ma fille au judo.

Where you hear inscrire

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Intermediate Level 1

  • J'inscris mon fils. I am signing my son up.
  • J'ai inscrit mon fils. I signed my son up.
  • Je vais inscrire mon fils. I am going to sign my son up.
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Intermediate Level 1 · Je voudrais inscrire mon fils pour la rentrée.

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