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FRENCH VERB

négocier

to negotiate

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: négocié
  • Present participle: négociant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use négocier

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

  1. Present

    On négocie le prix de la maison cette semaine.

    We're negotiating the price of the house this week.

  2. Past

    J'ai négocié une remise de dix pour cent.

    I negotiated a ten percent discount.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon père négociait tout, même le pain.

    My father negotiated everything, even the bread.

  4. Future

    On négociera les travaux avec le maçon demain.

    We'll negotiate the works with the builder tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    À ta place, je négocierais le loyer.

    In your place, I'd negotiate the rent.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous négociiez avant de signer.

    You need to negotiate before signing.

  7. Imperative

    Négocie un peu, il baissera son prix.

    Haggle a bit, he'll lower his price.

Good to know

  • Négocier un prix, un contrat; négocier avec quelqu'un.

Where you hear négocier

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

French · Advanced Level 2

  • Le prix, ça se négocie. The price, that's negotiable.
  • Emma a négocié le toit et le poêle. Emma negotiated the roof and the stove.
  • On négociera le reste avec le maçon. We'll negotiate the rest with the builder.
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Visiting the Stone House

Advanced Level 2 · Le prix, ça se négocie. Les propriétaires sont pressés. · Ça se négocie.

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The Village Cafe

Advanced Level 2 · Que vous payez à l'heure, et que madame négocie mieux que monsieur.

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