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FRENCH VERB

promener

to walk (a dog)

  • #478 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: promené
  • Present participle: promenant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use promener

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

  1. Present

    Je promène le chien tous les soirs après le dîner.

    I walk the dog every evening after dinner.

  2. Past

    Qui a promené Max ce matin ? Il tire sur la laisse.

    Who walked Max this morning? He's pulling on the lead.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma voisine promenait ses trois chats en poussette.

    My neighbour used to walk her three cats in a pushchair.

  4. Future

    Je promènerai les enfants au parc pendant ta sieste.

    I'll take the kids for a walk in the park during your nap.

  5. Conditional

    Tu promènerais le chien si je fais la vaisselle ?

    Would you walk the dog if I do the dishes?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que quelqu'un promène le chien ce midi.

    Someone needs to walk the dog at lunchtime.

  7. Imperative

    Promène-le dans la rue, pas sur la pelouse.

    Walk him in the street, not on the lawn.

Good to know

  • Promener le chien, but se promener for yourself : on se promène sur la plage.
  • Envoyer promener quelqu'un is to send someone packing.

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