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FRENCH VERB

organiser

to organise

  • #356 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: organisé
  • Present participle: organisant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use organiser

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

  1. Present

    Mes voisins organisent une fête samedi soir.

    My neighbours are organising a party on Saturday night.

  2. Past

    On a organisé une surprise pour ses quarante ans.

    We organised a surprise for his fortieth.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma grand-mère organisait un grand repas chaque dimanche.

    My grandmother organised a big meal every Sunday.

  4. Future

    Qui organisera le pot de départ de Julien ?

    Who'll organise Julien's leaving drinks?

  5. Conditional

    On organiserait bien un week-end à la mer.

    We'd love to organise a weekend at the seaside.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on organise mieux nos journées.

    We need to organise our days better.

  7. Imperative

    Organise tes papiers avant de les perdre.

    Sort out your papers before you lose them.

Good to know

  • S'organiser is to get yourself organised : je m'organise mieux depuis que j'ai un agenda.

Verbs like this one

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