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FRENCH VERB

ramoner

to sweep a chimney

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: ramoné
  • Present participle: ramonant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use ramoner

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

  1. Present

    Mon voisin ramone sa cheminée lui-même.

    My neighbour sweeps his chimney himself.

  2. Past

    On a ramoné la cheminée avant le premier feu.

    We swept the chimney before the first fire.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon grand-père ramonait les cheminées de tout le village.

    My grandfather swept the chimneys of the whole village.

  4. Future

    Le ramoneur passera jeudi et ramonera le conduit.

    The sweep will come on Thursday and sweep the flue.

  5. Conditional

    Je ramonerais bien moi-même, mais le toit est haut.

    I'd happily do the sweeping myself, but the roof is high.

  6. Present subjunctive

    L'assurance exige qu'on ramone une fois par an.

    The insurance requires that it be swept once a year.

  7. Imperative

    Ramonez avant l'hiver, c'est plus prudent.

    Sweep it before winter, it's safer.

Good to know

  • Le ramoneur is the chimney sweep; in France a chimney has to be swept every year for the insurance.

Where you hear ramoner

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

French · Advanced Level 2

  • Mon neveu ramone toutes les cheminées du village. My nephew sweeps every chimney in the village.
  • La cheminée a été ramonée jeudi. The chimney was swept on Thursday.
  • On la ramonera chaque automne. We'll sweep it every autumn.
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The Stove and the Chimney Sweep

Advanced Level 2 · La cheminée n'a pas été ramonée depuis des années.

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