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FRENCH VERB

publier

to post, to publish

  • #254 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: publié
  • Present participle: publiant

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 publier

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

  1. Present

    Elle publie une photo par jour sur son compte.

    She posts one photo a day on her account.

  2. Past

    Il a publié son premier roman à quarante ans.

    He published his first novel at forty.

  3. Imperfect

    Le journal publiait les résultats chaque lundi.

    The newspaper published the results every Monday.

  4. Future

    On publiera les photos du mariage la semaine prochaine.

    We'll post the wedding photos next week.

  5. Conditional

    Je ne publierais pas ça si j'étais toi.

    I wouldn't post that if I were you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas que tu publies des photos des enfants.

    I don't want you posting photos of the children.

  7. Imperative

    Publie la vidéo ce soir, c'est le bon moment.

    Post the video tonight, it's the right time.

Good to know

  • Publier une photo, un livre, un article; poster is said too for social media.

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