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FRENCH VERB

manger

to eat

  • #42 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: mangé
  • Present participle: mangeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use manger

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

  1. Present

    On mange dehors ce soir, il fait doux.

    We're eating outside tonight, it's mild.

  2. Past

    Tu as déjà mangé ? Il reste des pâtes.

    Have you eaten already? There's pasta left.

  3. Imperfect

    Petit, je ne mangeais jamais de légumes.

    As a kid, I never ate vegetables.

  4. Future

    On mangera vers vingt heures, ça vous va ?

    We'll eat around eight, does that suit you?

  5. Conditional

    Je mangerais bien une crêpe au chocolat.

    I could go for a chocolate crêpe.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que les enfants mangent avant de partir.

    The kids have to eat before leaving.

  7. Imperative

    Mange doucement, personne ne va te la prendre.

    Eat slowly, nobody's going to take it from you.

Good to know

  • Manger is also to have a meal : on mange à quelle heure ?

Where you hear manger

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

French · Beginner Level 1

  • On mange au café. We're eating at the cafe.
  • Hier, on a mangé du poulet. Yesterday we ate chicken.
  • Ce soir, on va manger chez mes parents. Tonight we're going to eat at my parents'.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • On mange au café. We're eating at the cafe.
  • Hier, on a mangé du poulet. Yesterday we ate chicken.
  • Ce soir, on va manger chez mes parents. Tonight we're going to eat at my parents'.
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I'm Hungry

Beginner Level 1 · on mange · manger

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The Boat Trip

Beginner Level 1 · j'ai mangé

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The Housewarming

Beginner Level 2 · on a mangé · nous avons mangé

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When I Was Little

Beginner Level 2 · on mangeait

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Packing for Brittany

Beginner Level 3 · on mangera

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The Tide

Beginner Level 3 · on mangeait

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