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FRENCH VERB

prononcer

to pronounce

  • #493 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: prononcé
  • Present participle: prononçant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use prononcer

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

  1. Present

    Comment on prononce ce nom de village ?

    How do you pronounce this village's name?

  2. Past

    Il a prononcé mon prénom sans la moindre faute.

    He pronounced my first name without a single mistake.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma prof prononçait chaque syllabe très lentement.

    My teacher pronounced every syllable very slowly.

  4. Future

    Tu prononceras mieux le r avec un peu de pratique.

    You'll pronounce the r better with a bit of practice.

  5. Conditional

    Un Français prononcerait ce mot autrement.

    A French person would pronounce this word differently.

  6. Present subjunctive

    C'est important que vous prononciez bien les voyelles.

    It's important that you pronounce the vowels properly.

  7. Imperative

    Prononce le mot encore une fois, plus fort.

    Say the word once more, louder.

Good to know

  • Ça se prononce comment ? is how is it pronounced? Mal prononcer un mot is to mispronounce it.

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