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FRENCH VERB

juger

to judge

  • #453 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: jugé
  • Present participle: jugeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use juger

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

  1. Present

    Je ne juge pas, chacun fait ce qu'il veut.

    I'm not judging, everyone does what they want.

  2. Past

    Le jury a jugé son plat trop salé.

    The jury judged his dish too salty.

  3. Imperfect

    Il jugeait les gens sur leurs chaussures.

    He judged people by their shoes.

  4. Future

    On jugera le résultat quand la peinture sera sèche.

    We'll judge the result when the paint is dry.

  5. Conditional

    Tu ne jugerais pas pareil si tu le connaissais.

    You wouldn't judge the same way if you knew him.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas qu'on me juge sur une seule erreur.

    I don't want to be judged on one single mistake.

  7. Imperative

    Ne juge pas trop vite, écoute sa version.

    Don't judge too quickly, hear his side.

Good to know

  • Juger quelqu'un is to judge them; juger que is to think that. Un juge is a judge.
  • Je ne juge pas means no judgement.

Verbs like this one

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