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FRENCH VERB

mesurer

to measure

  • #345 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: mesuré
  • Present participle: mesurant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use mesurer

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

  1. Present

    Tu mesures combien ? Un mètre quatre-vingts ?

    How tall are you? One metre eighty?

  2. Past

    J'ai mesuré le mur, le canapé rentre juste.

    I measured the wall, the sofa just fits.

  3. Imperfect

    À dix ans, il mesurait déjà un mètre soixante.

    At ten he was already one metre sixty.

  4. Future

    Le médecin mesurera le bébé à la prochaine visite.

    The doctor will measure the baby at the next visit.

  5. Conditional

    La pièce mesurerait quinze mètres carrés, d'après l'annonce.

    The room is supposedly fifteen square metres, according to the ad.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu mesures la fenêtre avant d'acheter les rideaux.

    You need to measure the window before buying the curtains.

  7. Imperative

    Mesure deux fois, coupe une fois.

    Measure twice, cut once.

Good to know

  • Je mesure un mètre quatre-vingts is I'm one metre eighty : mesurer gives your height.

Verbs like this one

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