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FRENCH VERB

postuler

to apply (for a job)

  • #364 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: postulé
  • Present participle: postulant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use postuler

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

  1. Present

    Je postule à une offre à Lyon cette semaine.

    I'm applying for a job in Lyon this week.

  2. Past

    Elle a postulé dans trois boîtes différentes.

    She applied to three different companies.

  3. Imperfect

    Il postulait partout, sans jamais avoir de réponse.

    He applied everywhere, without ever getting an answer.

  4. Future

    Je postulerai dès que l'annonce sera en ligne.

    I'll apply as soon as the ad is online.

  5. Conditional

    Tu postulerais à l'étranger si on te le proposait ?

    Would you apply abroad if you were offered it?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu postules avant vendredi midi.

    You have to apply before Friday noon.

  7. Imperative

    Postule, tu n'as rien à perdre !

    Apply, you've got nothing to lose!

Good to know

  • Postuler à or pour un poste; une candidature is the application itself.

Verbs like this one

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