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FRENCH VERB

poser

to put, to ask (a question)

  • #148 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: posé
  • Present participle: posant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use poser

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

  1. Present

    Je pose mes affaires et je reviens tout de suite.

    I'll put my things down and be right back.

  2. Past

    L'enfant a posé une question très drôle.

    The child asked a very funny question.

  3. Imperfect

    Il posait toujours les mêmes questions en classe.

    He always asked the same questions in class.

  4. Future

    Je poserai la question au propriétaire demain.

    I'll ask the owner the question tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne poserais pas le sac par terre, ici.

    I wouldn't put the bag on the floor here.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je pose un jour de congé vendredi.

    I need to book a day off on Friday.

  7. Imperative

    Pose ton manteau sur le lit, entre !

    Put your coat on the bed, come in!

Good to know

  • Poser une question is to ask a question; poser alone is to put something down.

Where you hear poser

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • Je peux vous poser une question ? Can I ask you a question?
  • J'ai posé beaucoup de questions. I asked a lot of questions.
  • Je vais poser la question à Nathalie. I'm going to ask Nathalie.
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Beginner Level 2 · poser une question

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