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FRENCH VERB

raccrocher

to hang up (the phone)

  • #417 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: raccroché
  • Present participle: raccrochant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use raccrocher

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

  1. Present

    Je raccroche, mon bus arrive.

    I'm hanging up, my bus is here.

  2. Past

    Il m'a raccroché au nez, tu te rends compte ?

    He hung up on me, can you believe it?

  3. Imperfect

    Elle raccrochait toujours la première, sans dire au revoir.

    She always hung up first, without saying goodbye.

  4. Future

    Je raccrocherai si c'est encore une publicité.

    I'll hang up if it's another sales call.

  5. Conditional

    Tu raccrocherais sans répondre, toi ?

    Would you hang up without answering?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Attends que je raccroche pour mettre la musique.

    Wait for me to hang up before putting the music on.

  7. Imperative

    Ne raccrochez pas, je vous passe le service client.

    Don't hang up, I'm putting you through to customer service.

Good to know

  • Raccrocher au nez de quelqu'un is to hang up on someone.

Verbs like this one

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