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FRENCH VERB

proclamer

to proclaim

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: proclamé
  • Present participle: proclamant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use proclamer

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

  1. Present

    Le maire proclame les résultats à vingt heures.

    The mayor announces the results at eight.

  2. Past

    On a proclamé la République en mil huit cent soixante-dix.

    The Republic was proclaimed in eighteen seventy.

  3. Imperfect

    Le président proclamait chaque année les mêmes promesses.

    The president used to proclaim the same promises every year.

  4. Future

    Le jury proclamera le gagnant à la fin du festival.

    The jury will announce the winner at the end of the festival.

  5. Conditional

    Il proclamerait son innocence devant n'importe qui.

    He'd proclaim his innocence in front of anyone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    On attend que le préfet proclame les résultats officiels.

    We're waiting for the prefect to announce the official results.

  7. Imperative

    Proclamez le résultat, tout le monde attend.

    Announce the result, everyone's waiting.

Good to know

  • Proclamer les résultats is to announce them officially : the mayor proclame le résultat du vote.

Where you hear proclamer

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

French · Fluency Level 2

  • On proclame les résultats en juin. The results are announced in June.
  • La République a été proclamée en mille sept cent quatre-vingt-douze. The Republic was proclaimed in seventeen ninety-two.
  • Le conseil proclamera le résultat du vote ce soir. The council will announce the result of the vote tonight.
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The Interview, History and Values

Fluency Level 2 · Quand la République a-t-elle été proclamée ?

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