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FRENCH VERB

manquer

to be missed

  • #101 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: manqué
  • Present participle: manquant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use manquer

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

  1. Present

    Tu me manques déjà, reviens vite.

    I miss you already, come back soon.

  2. Past

    Vous nous avez manqué à Noël.

    We missed you at Christmas.

  3. Imperfect

    Paris me manquait beaucoup quand j'étais à Londres.

    I missed Paris a lot when I was in London.

  4. Future

    Tu vas voir, la mer te manquera.

    You'll see, you'll miss the sea.

  5. Conditional

    Le soleil me manquerait trop à Lille.

    I'd miss the sun too much in Lille.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur qu'on manque le début du film.

    I'm afraid we'll miss the start of the film.

  7. Imperative

    Ne manquez pas le dernier métro, il part à une heure.

    Don't miss the last metro, it leaves at one.

Good to know

  • Tu me manques is I miss you : the person who is missed is the subject.
  • Manquer le train is to miss the train.

Where you hear manquer

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

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Ma famille me manque. I miss my family.
  • Tu m'as manqué. I missed you.
  • Tu vas me manquer. I'm going to miss you.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Ma famille me manque. I miss my family.
  • Mes parents m'ont manqué pendant le voyage. I missed my parents during the trip.
  • Ma famille va me manquer. I'm going to miss my family.
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The Last Evening

Beginner Level 1 · me manquer · vas me manquer · Tu vas me manquer.

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A Homesick Evening

Beginner Level 2 · me manque · Tu me manques.

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Welcome Back

Beginner Level 3 · Tu m'as manqué.

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At the Prefecture

Beginner Level 3 · Il manque.

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