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FRENCH VERB

nager

to swim

  • #232 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: nagé
  • Present participle: nageant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use nager

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

  1. Present

    Tu nages tous les matins avant le travail ?

    Do you swim every morning before work?

  2. Past

    On a nagé une heure dans le lac.

    We swam for an hour in the lake.

  3. Imperfect

    Enfant, je nageais dans la rivière derrière la maison.

    As a child, I swam in the river behind the house.

  4. Future

    On nagera dans la mer, l'eau est bonne.

    We'll swim in the sea, the water's nice.

  5. Conditional

    Je nagerais bien, mais j'ai oublié mon maillot.

    I'd like to swim, but I forgot my swimsuit.

  6. Present subjunctive

    C'est bien que vous nagiez tous les jours.

    It's good that you swim every day.

  7. Imperative

    Ne nagez pas trop loin, il y a du courant.

    Don't swim too far out, there's a current.

Where you hear nager

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

French · Beginner Level 1

  • Je nage tous les matins. I swim every morning.
  • Hier, j'ai nagé dans la mer. Yesterday I swam in the sea.
  • Demain, je vais nager avec Hugo. Tomorrow I'm going to swim with Hugo.
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The Old Port

Beginner Level 1 · nager · je nage · vous nagez

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