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FRENCH VERB

marquer

to score, to mark

  • #379 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: marqué
  • Present participle: marquant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use marquer

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

  1. Present

    Il marque un but presque à chaque match.

    He scores a goal almost every match.

  2. Past

    Ce voyage m'a marquée pour toute la vie.

    That trip marked me for life.

  3. Imperfect

    Le prof marquait nos erreurs en rouge.

    The teacher marked our mistakes in red.

  4. Future

    On marquera la date sur le calendrier de la cuisine.

    We'll mark the date on the kitchen calendar.

  5. Conditional

    Sans lui, l'équipe ne marquerait pas un seul but.

    Without him, the team wouldn't score a single goal.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu marques ton nom sur la boîte.

    You need to write your name on the box.

  7. Imperative

    Marque ton sac, sinon quelqu'un va le prendre.

    Label your bag, otherwise someone will take it.

Good to know

  • Marquer un but is to score a goal; ça m'a marqué, it left a mark on me.

Verbs like this one

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