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FRENCH VERB

poster

to post, to mail

  • #432 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: posté
  • Present participle: postant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use poster

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

  1. Present

    Elle poste une photo de son assiette à chaque repas.

    She posts a photo of her plate at every meal.

  2. Past

    J'ai posté la carte hier, elle arrivera jeudi.

    I posted the card yesterday, it'll arrive Thursday.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on postait des lettres, pas des messages.

    Before, we posted letters, not messages.

  4. Future

    Je posterai le colis en allant au travail.

    I'll post the parcel on my way to work.

  5. Conditional

    Tu posterais cette vidéo, toi ? Moi, j'hésite.

    Would you post this video? I'm hesitating.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que je poste ce chèque avant midi.

    I need to post this cheque before noon.

  7. Imperative

    Ne poste rien sans demander aux gens sur la photo.

    Don't post anything without asking the people in the photo.

Good to know

  • Poster une lettre is to post it; poster une photo, to post it online. La Poste is the post office.

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