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FRENCH VERB

mélanger

to mix

  • #242 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: mélangé
  • Present participle: mélangeant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use mélanger

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

  1. Present

    Je mélange la farine et le sucre d'abord.

    I mix the flour and the sugar first.

  2. Past

    Tu as mélangé les dates, c'est jeudi, pas mardi.

    You mixed up the dates, it's Thursday, not Tuesday.

  3. Imperfect

    Petite, je mélangeais toujours les deux langues.

    As a little girl, I always mixed up the two languages.

  4. Future

    Je mélangerai la sauce juste avant de servir.

    I'll mix the sauce just before serving.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne mélangerais pas le rouge et le blanc.

    I wouldn't mix red and white.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu mélanges bien pour éviter les grumeaux.

    You need to mix well to avoid lumps.

  7. Imperative

    Mélangez doucement pendant deux minutes.

    Stir gently for two minutes.

Good to know

  • Mélanger is also to mix up: j'ai mélangé les dates.

Where you hear mélanger

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je mélange la crème et le lait. I mix the cream and the milk.
  • J'ai bien mélangé. I mixed it well.
  • Tu vas mélanger avec une cuillère. You're going to mix with a spoon.
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Cooking with Sylvie

Beginner Level 2 · Mélange !

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