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FRENCH VERB

montrer

to show

  • #55 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: montré
  • Present participle: montrant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use montrer

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

  1. Present

    Je vous montre la chambre ?

    Shall I show you the room?

  2. Past

    Il m'a montré des photos de son voyage.

    He showed me photos of his trip.

  3. Imperfect

    Le guide montrait les monuments avec passion.

    The guide showed the monuments with passion.

  4. Future

    Je te montrerai comment ça marche.

    I'll show you how it works.

  5. Conditional

    Vous me montreriez le chemin sur la carte ?

    Would you show me the way on the map?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu montres ton billet au contrôleur.

    You have to show your ticket to the inspector.

  7. Imperative

    Montre-moi ta nouvelle voiture, elle est où ?

    Show me your new car, where is it?

Good to know

  • Montrer quelque chose à quelqu'un : the person comes after à.

Where you hear montrer

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

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Je te montre le port. I'm showing you the port.
  • Je t'ai montré la plage. I showed you the beach.
  • Je vais vous montrer. I'm going to show you.

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je te montre le port. I'm showing you the port.
  • Je t'ai montré la plage. I showed you the beach.
  • Je vais vous montrer. I'm going to show you.
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The Old Port

Beginner Level 1 · montrer · vous montrer · me montrer

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The First Day

Beginner Level 2 · je te montre

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Hugo Comes to Visit

Beginner Level 2 · je vais te montrer · montre-moi

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Back from Brittany

Beginner Level 3 · elle nous a montré

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Painting the Walls

Beginner Level 3 · montre-moi

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Verbs like this one

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